A
prominent House of Representatives member, Abdulmumin Jibrin has spoken
up again against the Speaker of the House regarding the budget padding
saga.
Yakubu Dogara and Abdulmumin Jibrin
Abdulmumin Jibrin is a former Chairman of the House Committee on
Appropriations who has accused principal officers of the House of corruption and budget padding.
According to The Punch, he is also demanding for the resignation of
the Deputy Speaker, Yusuf Lasun, Whip, Alhassan Doguwa and the Minority
Leader of the House, Leo Ogor.
Jibrin’s call was contained in a 17 page letter to members of the
House. The letter which was dated September 16, 2016, was sighted by
The Punch, in Abuja, on Saturday.
In it, he accused the four principal officers of monumental fraud, corruption and abuse of office.
According to him, he was compelled to resort to the media to tell
his own side of the story after an attempt was made to smear his
reputation with the way he left or was removed from the chairmanship of
the Appropriations Committee.
He urged his colleagues to ask the affected officials to step aside
to allow for a thorough investigation of all the allegations he leveled
against them so as to ensure that the House as an institution does not
become a laughing stock.
He explained that his “anti corruption” stance was the reason why
the Speaker and the accused principal officers wanted him out of the
way.
Jibrin’s letter partly read: “The truth of the matter is that I
stood against corruption. I stood against budget fraud. The Speaker and
the 3 Principal Officers saw me as a stumbling block to a free flow of
corruption and budget fraud. They desperately wanted me out.
“That is why despite the fact that I told him of my decision to
resign, from his pronouncement, he had wished he fired me. I have
stated repeatedly that I did nothing wrong in the 2016 budget, I did not
abuse my office or corruptly enrich myself in the 5 years I have been
in the House. I have stated repeatedly that anybody that has an
allegation against me in that regard should feel free and bring it up.
“The pronouncement of my questionable “sack” on the floor was
immediately followed by a heavy campaign of calumny in the media
spreading falsehood against my person and family sponsored by Speaker
Dogara and in several instances using the House spokesperson and later
his spokesman until some patriotic members called the House spokesperson
to order.
“But that was a joke compared to what followed after the close
of session on Thursday, July 21, 2016. The plan is to execute my “sack”
just before the recess so that by the time we return I would have been
buried and the issue forgotten. I promised Mr. Speaker on July 21st that
this issue will never be swept under the carpet.”
When contacted, Special Adviser (Media) to the Speaker, Mr. Turaki
Hassan declined comments. Calls to the mobile telephone numbers of the
Deputy Speaker, and Whip were neither picked nor returned as of the time
of filing this report.
However, the Minority Leader, Leo Ogor said, “Tuesday is only a few
days away, lets all be patient, everyone will be given an opportunity
to state his case.”
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