Speaker, House of Representatives, Hon. Dogara Yakubu, yesterday attributed his victory to the mercies of God, the goodwill of the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, the entire state and other parts of the country.
The Speaker made this known at a thanksgiving service held in his honour at the Church of Christ In All Nations (COCIN), Tafawa Balewa, Bauchi State.
Dogara was accompanied to the service by his wife, Gimbiya,former deputy governor of Plateau State, Mrs. Paulen Tallen,executive secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), Prof.Suleiman Elias Bogoro and more than twenty members of the House of Representatives across political party lines.
“This victory we celebrate here today, would not have been possible without God, the sultanate and others across the country. For us who are Christian minorities in the north, we should acknowledge that this victory we are celebrating here today, was made possible by the intervention of the sultan and others. We should know that there is new thinking in the north.
“We owe it a duty to make sure we unite our own part of the country and other parts of the country. My emergence as Speaker is as a result of the support of all major tribes of Nigeria, and all faiths in Nigeria,” he said.
The Speaker called on political office holders to seek divine assistance in running the country.
He reiterated that there could be no solutions to the myriad of problems bedevilling the nation without God’s help.
“Virtually all problems come with elements that are new. The tools we have developed, have become ineffective and without divine wisdom, we cannot deliver as leaders. As citizens of democracy, we must all go to work,” he advised.
Dogara said the country needed credible leaders to develop.
“The biggest problem we have in this country, is lack of credible leadership. If we have credible leadership in this country, I believe
Nigeria can go places,” he added.
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