July 27, 2016 Samuel Ogundipe
Embattled former chairman of the House Committee on Appropriation on Wednesday raised 20 questions for Speaker Yakubu Dogara bordering on the unfolding budget padding scandal.
Mr. Jibrin said Mr. Dogara must respond to the questions individually.
The House was thrown into chaos following a decision the leadership took to remove Mr. Jibrin as Appropriation Committee chairman last week Wednesday.
Speaker Yakubu Dogara said Mr. Jibrin was removed because he allegedly betrayed the House and lacked competence in steering the committee.
Mr. Jibrin, however, said he stepped down willingly and denied the charges that he committed treachery and lacked competence.
The 20 questions are as follows:
1. Why did you take the decision to fraudulently shortchange the House by taken away 40 billion naira out of the 100 billion naira allocated for constituency projects and distributing same to yourself and others without the approval of the House?
2. Why did you approach the former house appropriation chairman with written personal requests and list of about 30 billion naira to be inserted into the 2016 budget and his inability to get that done caused a major rift between you all and him?
3. Why did you insert wasteful projects for your various constituencies worth about 20billion naira despite the former appropriation chairman professional advice against such?
4. Why did you ignore his complaint to you that just about 10 standing committees of the House inserted over 2000 projects worth 284 billion naira?
5. Why did you take away the appropriation committee secretariat on two occasions where several insertions were made into the budget which created avoidable tension during the budget process?
6. Why did you direct the former appropriation chair which he rejected to create a strange line item in the service wide vote to allow for a 20 billion naira insertion into the budget under the name of NASS using a former PDP Senator and top politician?
7. Why are you trying to scam members with a fraudulent arrangement to deduct monthly from money meant for members office running cost to fund a so called mortgage arrangement?
8. Why did you abuse your office in a conflict of interest directed an agency to grant loans and a construction company to work on your Asokoro plot and arrange frequent private meetings with heads of MDA’s?
9. Why did you allocate to yourselves the entire 20% inputs reserved for the House after the harmonization exercise?
10. How much did you collect for rent of house and guests houses and how much did Hon Herma Hembe steal from the money that caused the outburst of Lasun?
11. why are you trying to drag the entire House and illegally using the official spokesman of the House into allegations that were made on you and the 3 others ONLY?
12. Why did you consistently block the former chairman appropriation from briefing Hon members and denied him his right to be heard by his colleagues on this matter?
13. Why did you scuttle his effort and Sen Goje’s to assist Mr. President after working so hard consulting ministers on the budget out of envy and vindictiveness that Mr. President granted them audience without you?
14. Why did you insist and ensured that the immunity clause for the House principal officers is inserted into our agenda despite huge resistance from members and the general public?
15. Why did you connive with 5 other members of the House to use some elements of the Nigerian police and thugs in an attempt to blackmail, kidnap, intimidate and silence him and his family?
16. Why are you desperately going round media houses offering money to silent the statements of the former appropriation chairman?
17. Why has it taken you this long to put together such a lame storyt of why you “sacked” the former appropriation chairman after admitting on national TV that he resigned?
18. Is it true that you left a huge mess and allegations of money laundering against you as chairman House services both in the 6th and 7th House?
19. Why have you refused to open up the financial dealings and details of internal budget of the House to your colleagues, Hon members?
20. Why do you have problems with reconvening the House immediately to allow for an independent investigation on the allegations?

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Pikin wey say him mama know go sleep him MA no go sleep

This matter just dey hot.warming up

Please expose each other. It is good for Nigeria.

Dogara is a thief. In saner clime he would offer to step down and clear his name,but in Nigeria it is like taking gold to new China.

I don't really know in what direction we headed in this country. These accusations and counter accusations surfaced probably because Dogara didn't share enough money to Jibrin. As a country, if the corruption serves our personal interest then we turn a blind eye to it but as soon as same corruption goes against our interest accusations start flying. But then again, There's no honor among Thieves
If this wasn't worst, over media is dead on arrival. Instead of asking these questions why not investigate and provide these answers?

It's only in Nigeria where

-You elect people to steal [from you].

-Everyone is corrupt except me.

-People are persecuted for actually having an opinion

-The Leader of House of Assembly kneels to the Governor [who he's supposed to checkmate ]

-Things get worse each day while the government receives praises

-If you criticise the government you get termed an IPOB

-Where a person hires 13 SANS to defend a certificate [ isn't it easier and cheaper to just tender the certificate? ]

-There's 97% and 5%. 102%


Our problem in this country isn't corruption, Our problem is our mindset. If we all choose to be better, what stop us from achieving it? But first we have to make a conscious effort.

The National Assembly itself constitutes an existential threat to our nationhood.

Wish it could be done away with.

More drama loading..........

omenka:
The National Assembly itself constitutes an existential threat to our nationhood.

Wish it could be done away with.

Sometimes I wonder if you actually read what you type.

Tenison96:


Sometimes I wonder if you actually read what you type.

The dude offend you before?

Ratello:
The dude offend you before?

If you go through most of his post, they don't actually make sense.

I can't imagine Nigeria is being referred to as a Country with all these weekly dramas we are being exposed to in the arenas of our so-called "leaders". Indeed, Nigeria is not even walking yet, probably still crawling like a baby. In saner climes that monkey called Dogara would have resigned.

Tenison96:


If you go through most of his post, they don't actually make sense.

You can never be far from the truth on that one, its a common knowledge here dude believes he is an "intelligent one" even in his barrage of banalities

Ratello:

You can never be far from the truth on that one, its a common knowledge here dude believes he is an "intelligent one" even in his barrage of banalities

If he had different opinions and constructive criticism that I would understand.

But spewing conspicuous trash is like his default settings.

They budgeted #100 billion for constituency projects but they will dig 2 boreholes with a fairly used pumping machines and be celebrating it as one big achievement.ex gov fashola as taught them how to steal with budget.

14. Why did you insist and ensured that the immunity clause for the House principal officers is inserted into our agenda despite huge resistance from members and the general public?


Criminals looking for immunity.

Tenison96:


Sometimes I wonder if you actually read what you type.

Tenison96:


If he had different opinions and constructive criticism that I would understand.

But spewing conspicuous trash is like his default settings.

The new name is - Ichabod.

Firmjudge:
Dogara & Jibrin please answer the following.


Question 22. Why did both of you refuse to open fowl yansh when the going was good.

Question 23. why are you both now exposing yourselves is it because the sharing formular has gone wrong.?
Greed has poisoned men soul.

One answer: It is bad to talk when "eating"

These are salient questions raised, they require answers, they aren't rhetorics.
Indeed they're impeachable offences, let's see if Dogara can weather the storm as Saraki has done so far, else someone would soon be biting the dust.

Nigeria should go the way of china. Death Penalty. But then again, who would pass these laws? Our corrupt houses of Parliament?