The speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has declared that members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) are an oppressor class who have chained the impoverished people of Bauchi State to servitude, underdevelopment and penury.
Dogara, who made the declaration while reacting to the victory of the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senator Bala Mohammed in the March 23 supplementary election, said the victory has emancipated the people of the state from the forces of darkness and retrogression.
In a statement he personally signed, the speaker urged the governor-elect to always be guided by the fact that residents of Bauchi state rejected the incumbent governor because he failed to deliver.
He said “The victory of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bauchi state is the crowning of the struggle for the emancipation and liberation of our people from the forces of darkness, evil and retrogression that have held the state captive and hostage for over a decade. Indeed, Bauchi and its people have never been this challenged throughout our contemporary history. An oppressor class led mainly by people from without having chained our dear impoverished people to servitude, underdevelopment and penury. In their unlettered arrogance, they have taken Bauchi people for granted to the point that they believe the patience of an oppressed people will last forever. They, therefore, sought to perpetuate themselves in office again for another four years through this elections just to continue feeding their greed and perfidy. Historically, Bauchi people are known to be brave and politically savvy. They saw through the charade and decided this is the time to break away from the curse that has afflicted us thus far.”
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