The leadership of the APC had written Dogara and recommended names to him to announce as Majority Leader, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila; Deputy Leader, Mr. Alhassan Ado-Doguwa; Chief Whip, Mr. Mohammed Monguno; and Deputy Whip, Mr. Pally Iriase.
But addressing the former lawmakers, Dogara said he could follow the party's directive because the names did not reflect geographical balancing among the six zones in the country.
He also told the former members that some aggrieved members from the North-Central geo-political zone had already filed a litigation in court on the grounds that the appointments did not reflect the principle of Federal Character enshrined in the 1999 Constitution (as amended).
Dogara added:
"Assuming they win the case and the court now rules that that directive of the party breaches the provision of the constitution relating to the federal character.So, do we now begin to see somebody vacating his office or principal position so that we can accommodate the court’s ruling?"
He said that was his reason for calling for an executive session on Thursday so that all the members could sit in camera to examine the issue.
However, he expressed regrets that his colleagues misread his intention, resulting in the fracas.
"That was why I had to call on the Chairman, Ad Hoc Committee on Media, (Mr. Sani Zoro), to apologise to Nigerians. I have accepted responsibility for everything that transpired and we apologise to the nation,” he stated.
Speaking on how to resolve the nation’s problems, Dogara said:
"I want to plead that the problems we have in the country now are not conventional and so conventional wisdom cannot solve them. We need divine wisdom.”
On Buhari and other leaders, the Dogara said,
“Without prayers, there is no way we can succeed.So, I urge that we offer prayers and supplication for all the leaders, beginning from the President to the least person in authority.”
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