Yakubu Dogara
Yakubu Dogara is a Nigerian politician and current Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives. He was born on December 26, 1967 Yakubu Ganawuri and Saratu Yakubu.
Dograra is a member of the APC, representing the Bogor/Dass, Nigeria/Tafawa Balewa, Nigeria Federal Constituency of Bauchi State since 2007.
He started his education in 1976 at Gwarangah Primary School in the then Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of Bauchi State. In 1982, he proceeded to the Bauchi Teachers’ College for his secondary education, and obtained a Grade II Teachers’ Certificate in 1987. In 1988, Dogara went on to the University of Jos, Plateau State, from where he obtained a Bachelor of Law (LLB Hons.)
Dogara also attended a course on Managing and Leading Strategic Change in 2006, the Oxford University Course on Negotiation in 2013, and a course on Leadership in Crisis at the Harvard Kennedy School in 2014. In October 2016, after he had become Speaker of the House of Representatives, he attended a course on transformational leadership in Cambridge University, United Kingdom.
He started his career as a teacher in April 1988 at the ATBU Staff School in Bauchi. In 1993, during the mandatory National Youth Service Corps, he served at NCCF, Akwa Ibom state. After which he went into private legal practice from 2004 until 2005 when he was appointed Special Assistant to the Minister of State for Transport.
He held this position until 2006, when he decided to contest to represent the Bogoro/Dass/Tafawa-Balewa constituency at the Federal House of Representatives. His bid proved successful and he has been a member of the House since 2007.
Roles in House of Representatives.
Dogara is a strong advocate for the independence of the legislature, and has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2007. His legislative interests include tenancy, regulating monopolies, company law, and intellectual property.
Committee memberships
During the Sixth Assembly (2007 - 2011), Dogara chaired two House committees, namely the House Committee on Customs and Excise, and the House Services Committee. During this period, he was also a member of the House committees on Judiciary, Capital Markets and Institutions, Foreign Affairs, Rural Development and Power, among others.
Dograra is a member of the APC, representing the Bogor/Dass, Nigeria/Tafawa Balewa, Nigeria Federal Constituency of Bauchi State since 2007.
He started his education in 1976 at Gwarangah Primary School in the then Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of Bauchi State. In 1982, he proceeded to the Bauchi Teachers’ College for his secondary education, and obtained a Grade II Teachers’ Certificate in 1987. In 1988, Dogara went on to the University of Jos, Plateau State, from where he obtained a Bachelor of Law (LLB Hons.)
Dogara also attended a course on Managing and Leading Strategic Change in 2006, the Oxford University Course on Negotiation in 2013, and a course on Leadership in Crisis at the Harvard Kennedy School in 2014. In October 2016, after he had become Speaker of the House of Representatives, he attended a course on transformational leadership in Cambridge University, United Kingdom.He started his career as a teacher in April 1988 at the ATBU Staff School in Bauchi. In 1993, during the mandatory National Youth Service Corps, he served at NCCF, Akwa Ibom state. After which he went into private legal practice from 2004 until 2005 when he was appointed Special Assistant to the Minister of State for Transport.
He held this position until 2006, when he decided to contest to represent the Bogoro/Dass/Tafawa-Balewa constituency at the Federal House of Representatives. His bid proved successful and he has been a member of the House since 2007.
Roles in House of Representatives.
Dogara is a strong advocate for the independence of the legislature, and has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2007. His legislative interests include tenancy, regulating monopolies, company law, and intellectual property.
Committee memberships
During the Sixth Assembly (2007 - 2011), Dogara chaired two House committees, namely the House Committee on Customs and Excise, and the House Services Committee. During this period, he was also a member of the House committees on Judiciary, Capital Markets and Institutions, Foreign Affairs, Rural Development and Power, among others.
During the Seventh Assembly (2011-2015), he served as Chairman of the committee on House Services and Welfare, and as a member of others including Judiciary, Land Transport, Labour, Employment and Productivity, Steel Development, and Legislative Budget and Research.
House activities and assignment
House activities and assignment
Dogara has served on panels and adhoc committees in the following capacities;
- Chairman, Nigerian Customs Service Probe Panel
- Chairman, Adhoc Committee on Composition and Pigmentation of Cement in Nigeria
- Chairman, House Adhoc Committee on Disbursement of Public Funds by the Bank of Industry
- Member, House Contract Scam Probe Panel
- Member, Hijack of fishing vessels and Maritime Security Probe Panel
- Member, House Adhoc Committee on Crude Oil Theft
- Member, House Adhoc Committee on Constitutional Review
Bills sponsored
In 2010, Dogara sponsored the Corporate Manslaughter and the Data Protection Bill. These were followed by Federal Competition Commission Bill in 2011.
In 2013, he sponsored a bill for an act to amend section 143 of the Nigerian Constitution in order to make the process of removal of the President and the Vice President (on charges of misconduct) less ambiguous. In the same year, he also sponsored bills on Public Interest Disclosure, and Hire Purchase.
In the Eighth Assembly, i.e. the current dispensation, Dogara has sponsored bills which include the North-East Development Commission Establishment Bill 2015, the Subsidiary Legislation Bill 2015, the Federal Competition Bill 2015, the Data Protection Bill 2015, the Public Interest Disclosure Bill 2015 and the Hire Purchase Bill 2015. He is also sponsoring the Budget Process Bill in fulfillment of his promises to reform Nigeria's budgeting process. The Bill when passed into law, according to him, will outlaw non-implementation of budgets which is the bane of Nigeria's development since 1999.
Motions Sponsored
Dogara has sponsored many motions throughout the duration of his legislative career, some of which bordered on;
In 2010, Dogara sponsored the Corporate Manslaughter and the Data Protection Bill. These were followed by Federal Competition Commission Bill in 2011.
In 2013, he sponsored a bill for an act to amend section 143 of the Nigerian Constitution in order to make the process of removal of the President and the Vice President (on charges of misconduct) less ambiguous. In the same year, he also sponsored bills on Public Interest Disclosure, and Hire Purchase.
In the Eighth Assembly, i.e. the current dispensation, Dogara has sponsored bills which include the North-East Development Commission Establishment Bill 2015, the Subsidiary Legislation Bill 2015, the Federal Competition Bill 2015, the Data Protection Bill 2015, the Public Interest Disclosure Bill 2015 and the Hire Purchase Bill 2015. He is also sponsoring the Budget Process Bill in fulfillment of his promises to reform Nigeria's budgeting process. The Bill when passed into law, according to him, will outlaw non-implementation of budgets which is the bane of Nigeria's development since 1999.
Motions Sponsored
Dogara has sponsored many motions throughout the duration of his legislative career, some of which bordered on;
- An alleged concession agreement between the Ministry of Finance and a technology firm which was signed in secrecy during the government transition period
- The indiscriminate granting of waivers, exemptions and concessions by the Federal Government
- The need for the Central Bank of Nigeria to implement the cashless policy in phases based on the availability of the requisite infrastructure
- Urgent need for both Houses of the National Assembly to activate their constitutional powers under section 58 (1) (5) of the 1999 Constitution in relation to bills over which the President has failed to exercise constitutional responsibilities and powers under section 58 (1) and (4) of the Constitution
Speaker
Dogara was elected Speaker on June 9, 2015, after a keenly contested election. Upon winning the contest, he introduced a legislative agenda for the Eighth House which would serve as its guiding document for a period of four years.
Awards & Recognition
- He was selected as Leadership Newspaper's Politician of the Year in 2015.
- In March 2016, he was honored by the Royal Commonwealth Society of Nigeria for passing 130 bills in one day
- On June 10, 2016, he was presented with the Zik Prize in Leadership Award for Public Service.
- He was also voted Political Icon of the Year 2016 by the Editorial Board of the Sun Newspaper
- He was named Politician of the Year by City People Magazine at their 2017 award programme.
Dagora is a Christian. Shortly after his election as speaker, Dagora held a thanksgiving service at Living Faith Church Worldwide. He explained that his victory was through divine placement and the teachings from the Church since 1988
News About Dogara
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- How Speaker Dogara and Other House of Reps Leaders Padded 2016 Budget (Pictures)
- Alleged Budget Padding: Abdulmumin Jibrin replies Dogara
- Jibrin to Dogara- Don’t Lie, Ibori Gave You $600k From Prison For Your Campaign
- NASS Crisis: Dogara group concedes House Leader to Gbajabiamila group
- APC Crisis: Apologise to Me on National Dailies, Tinubu Tells Saraki, Dogara
- We Sacked Chairman of Appropriation Committee, Abdulmumin Jibrin, Because He was Fraudulent- Dogara
- Buhari Won’t Shield Dogara, Others From Trial - Presidency
- Punish Saraki, Dogara for treachery - Lagos APC
- "Bridget Agbaheme's Killers Must be Brought to Justice" - Speaker Dogara
- APC Goes To Court Against Saraki And Dogara
- How Buhari got House leader job for Gbajabiamila
- APC leaders meet to resolve crisis in party
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