•Dogara and Tinubu
An ex-loyalist of the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has condemned him for taking an appointment from the government he mobilised opposition against during the electioneering campaign.
Maigida Yakubu, in an 11-page open letter to Dogara yesterday, described the former Speaker as the orchestrator of the Zaar land’s division and decay, reports Saturday Guardian.
“A master manipulator who has replaced honour with deceit, unity with chaos, trust with betrayal, and drives the community to the edge of fracture,” he said.
He further chided him over his position in the 2023 presidential elections, where Dogara fell out with his party after the selection of a running mate with the President.
“Your trademark, deceit, and legendary blunders finally got the spotlight they deserved. If there were awards for political self-sabotage, you’d have swept the night,” he said.
“You made a grand show of denouncing the APC’s Muslim-Muslim ticket, parading yourself as some moral crusader. Yet, for the past two years, you have shamelessly been groveling at the feet of the same political group, begging for political appointments without a shred of dignity.
“To crown the hypocrisy, you went to the extent of importing a rented Christian crowd mostly from the Middle Belt just to help you act out your public yet staged disapproval. Not even a shred of kunya (shame) in your conduct.
“Since when did you become the grand coordinator of Christian political mobilisation? Oh, as usual, the moment it serves your selfish interest, you’re suddenly all in, full of energy and commitment, like we saw in 2023.
“Truly, a masterclass in double standards! Let’s remind you that the Tinubu government knows exactly who you are, that’s why the government handed you a token chairmanship of a new agency, not as a mark of honour, but as a convenient muzzle.
“Nothing more, nothing less. Well, these days, you are not busy haunting the offices and homes of power brokers like a political housefly, buzzing around without purpose but making sure everyone notices you.”
He accused Dogara of polarising his constituents and exploiting the vulnerable youths for your ego, with nothing to show for in terms of empowerment.
“Remind us again, just for laughs, is there one Basayi son or daughter who can say he or she was genuinely economically or politically empowered from your celebrated reign as Member and Speaker of the House of Representatives?”
