The book detailed how Tinubu, who wanted Femi Gbajabiamila on the seat, begged Dogara to rescind on his ambition despite the endorsement of Gbajabiamila by APC. The speaker of the house of representatives, Yakubu Dogara has revealed how Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu begged him in his bedroom in 2015 to step down for Femi Gbajabiamila.According to a report by TheCable, Dogara made the revelation in his biography, ‘A Reed Made Flint,’ written by onetime presidential candidate, Dele Momodu.The book, which according to the report is due for public presentation on December 26, 2017 to mark the 50th birthday of the speaker, detailed how Tinubu, a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who wanted Femi Gbajabiamila on the seat, begged him to rescind on his ambition.The Plea by Tinubu in his bedroomDogara recounted: “As a matter of fact, Asiwaju (Tinubu) is someone that we respect very much and no one can doubt the sterling role he played in the emergence of APC as a government.
