Mr Dogara was received into the party during the presidential campaign by the party’s presidential candidate and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar in the nation’s commercial capital, Lagos State.

It is important to note that Dogara and some of Northern Christians in APC has openly declared not to support the APC candidate for fielding a Muslim - Muslim ticket.

On December 2, the group consisting of Christian and Muslim religious and political leaders in the north said after evaluation of all the presidential candidates that Atiku is “the best”.