Former Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara, who also represents the Dass/Tafawa Balewa/Bogoro Federal Constituency, announced on Wednesday that he does not currently belong to any political party. Speaking on Channels Television’s *Politics Today* programme, Dogara said he is supporting individual candidates regardless of their party affiliations for the 2023 general elections.
Dogara previously defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after opposing the APC’s Muslim‑Muslim ticket and endorsing the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. When asked whether he now identifies as a PDP or APC member, he emphasized that his cross‑party support does not make him “politically unstable.” He explained, “I am supporting candidates; I am not joining any political party for now. Everybody knows I backed Atiku Abubakar for the presidency for reasons I have publicly stated. In Bauchi State, before the primaries concluded, I supported the aspiration of Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, the current APC governorship candidate, and I have my own candidates for the State House of Assembly in my constituency. I also have senatorial and House of Representatives candidates whom I helped bring into those positions, and I cannot abandon them for the sake of political stability.”
Despite his non‑partisan stance, Dogara has opposed the re‑election of Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed of the PDP and has expressed support for the APC governorship candidate, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, in the March 18 Bauchi State election.
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