DOGARA DENIES N1BN UBEC CONTRACT AND OTHER MISAPPROPRIATION CLAIMS

Hon. Yakubu Dogara

The former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon.Yakubu Dogara, has denied a calumnious and slanderous story circulating in the media; alleging that he connived with the Universal Basic Education Board and squandered N1bn school renovation money.

Dogara, who is representing Bogoro/Dass/Tafawa Balewa Federal Constituency of Bauchi State in the House of Representatives, said the story, which was published on June 28 by an online news agency, “Lacked any iota of truth and was aimed at defaming him.”

The lawmaker, in a letter addressed to the publishers of WikkiTimes Media and Publishing Ltd, dated July 2, demands an immediate withdrawal of the story and a written apology within three days from the date of receiving the letter or risk legal action.