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Documents Expose Lawmakers’ Budget Fraud - Premium Times by TheTrueSeeker: 10:00am On Jul 28, 2016 |
To pass the 2016 Appropriation Bill, Nigerian lawmakers engaged in what appeared as massive fraud, allocating obscene amounts of money to themselves to purportedly execute thousands of fictitious ‘constituency projects’, documents made available to PREMIUM TIMES have shown. The documents were sent to this newspaper as tension intensified in the House of Representatives over the unfolding budget padding scandal. The crisis was sparked by the removal of former appropriations committee chairman, Abdulmumin Jibrin, from his post. The Speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara, announced Mr. Jibrin’s departure in a statement on the floor of the lower chamber, saying he betrayed the trust reposed in him by his colleagues. But in a blistering response, Mr. Jibrin denied the allegations, saying it was Mr. Dogara who in fact attempted to smuggle billions into the budget. Mr. Jibrin also lashed out at Deputy Speaker, Lasun Yusuf; House Whip, Alhassan Doguwa; and Minority Leader, Leo Ogor, accusing them of colluding with Mr. Dogara to fraudulently insert up to N40 billion in new expenses for themselves from the National Assembly budget. After several weeks of extensive negotiation and intrigues between the executive and the National Assembly, the 2016 budget was finally passed in April and President Buhari signed it into law on May 6. But the damning documents sent to PREMIUM TIMES on Sunday showed how lawmakers sought Speaker Dogara’s benevolence to approve various ‘projects’ for themselves in their respective constituencies. From provision for solar-powered boreholes in Kano to an urgent need to feed police cadets in Bauchi, lawmakers inundated Mr. Jibrin with requests to pad the 2016 budget with mainly projects they had no business canvassing for. Many lawmakers jumped on the gravy train and routed their requests for ‘constituency projects’ through Speaker Dogara, the documents showed. One of the documents showed how a whopping N2.8 billion was earmarked for just 56 of such petty projects. The documents also showed that Speaker Dogara arbitrarily approved amounts for the fraudulent projects without any systematic costing, indicating that the requesting lawmakers were never expected to execute the projects, but to pocket the allocations. Jonathan Gbefwi, one of the lawmakers whose names appeared on the documents, did not answer PREMIUM TIMES’ repeated calls and SMS for comments. Three other lawmakers had their lines switched off. Mr. Dogara has vowed to remain silent in the face of the allegations, saying he would allow the House treat them at institutional level. http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/207473-documents-expose-nigerian-lawmakers-massive-budget-fraud.html 2 Likes
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Re: Documents Expose Lawmakers’ Budget Fraud - Premium Times by hucienda: 10:09am On Jul 28, 2016 |
In an administration of 'saints' and fighting kwarapshun? It's about to go down ... Keke! Oya, stop me here. Take your money. No forget gimme my change. 8 Likes |
Re: Documents Expose Lawmakers’ Budget Fraud - Premium Times by TheTrueSeeker: 10:10am On Jul 28, 2016 |
more again
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Re: Documents Expose Lawmakers’ Budget Fraud - Premium Times by TheTrueSeeker: 10:11am On Jul 28, 2016 |
yet another
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Re: Documents Expose Lawmakers’ Budget Fraud - Premium Times by TheTrueSeeker: 10:12am On Jul 28, 2016 |
finally
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Re: Documents Expose Lawmakers’ Budget Fraud - Premium Times by babyfaceafrica: 10:12am On Jul 28, 2016 |
nothing new 2 Likes |
Re: Documents Expose Lawmakers’ Budget Fraud - Premium Times by Nobody: 10:20am On Jul 28, 2016 |
Just imagine how criminal minded these people are. Every region has condemned the budget padding except the east. Gowon condemned it, Afenifere condemned it, but all igbo leaders have been silent. Yet their youths shout biafra as if angels will rule biafra and not their corrupt leaders who sees nothing wrong in condemming corruption 126 Likes 7 Shares |
Re: Documents Expose Lawmakers’ Budget Fraud - Premium Times by Nobody: 10:48am On Jul 28, 2016 |
House of representa-thieves.These are the same legislathieves that are probing MDA's for corruption. 7 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Documents Expose Lawmakers’ Budget Fraud - Premium Times by Nobody: 10:53am On Jul 28, 2016 |
Hon herman hembe,the lawmaker who demanded bribe from s.e.c name is on this same budget padding scam.#500.000.000 for road rehabilitation.Why is his name always mentioned in a fraudulent matter?when did lawmakers start awarding contract?Now we know why budget for recurrent expenditure for nass is always higher than capital expenditure in the federation. 14 Likes |
Re: Documents Expose Lawmakers’ Budget Fraud - Premium Times by idupaul: 10:55am On Jul 28, 2016 |
Those of us always wondering how Dino made so much money just being in the house of reps ..now we know 71 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Documents Expose Lawmakers’ Budget Fraud - Premium Times by idupaul: 10:58am On Jul 28, 2016 |
Love Machine: That was just one look below you will see another request for 400 million to rehabilitate another road ..that brings his request total to 900 million ..Buhari needs to use this opportunity to purge the house of reps and re evaluate the role in today Nigeria ..they shouldn't be allowed to have inputs in Budget and this whole constituency fee thing should be stopped ASAP 26 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Documents Expose Lawmakers’ Budget Fraud - Premium Times by Paperwhite(m): 11:11am On Jul 28, 2016 |
hucienda:Lolzz Guy I feel you-you no even want your rightful "change" again.You worry no be small. |
Re: Documents Expose Lawmakers’ Budget Fraud - Premium Times by Paperwhite(m): 11:17am On Jul 28, 2016 |
Love Machine:That is if their own share is not given to them.My annoyance with APC is their outward sanctimonious appearance.Always saying "PDP this,PDP that" Well it's known that PDP have corrupt elements but APC are never saints.Now look at the so called "saints" of APC. 3 Likes |
Re: Documents Expose Lawmakers’ Budget Fraud - Premium Times by Realdeals(m): 11:19am On Jul 28, 2016 |
NASS should be reorganized, the Senate should be scrapped, we only need one chamber. 13 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Documents Expose Lawmakers’ Budget Fraud - Premium Times by Nobody: 11:22am On Jul 28, 2016 |
The only thing our youths know is to sit down and analyse. When will you guys actually stand up and fight for your right? 46 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Documents Expose Lawmakers’ Budget Fraud - Premium Times by tunderay(m): 11:33am On Jul 28, 2016 |
hucienda:Can you answer a simple question? Do you think budget padding is new in Nigeria? Which of the past administrations exposed things like this in this country? In attempting to answer, you will discover that this your comment is senseless and bored out of frustration. 77 Likes 5 Shares |
Re: Documents Expose Lawmakers’ Budget Fraud - Premium Times by ba7man(m): 11:53am On Jul 28, 2016 |
I wish Buhari would just throw caution to the wind and order the military to March into the Senate and house of assembly and grab these lawmakers by their Agbada and drag them into waiting black Maria trucks. Anyone that protests on their behalf should be shot at with teargas and whipped with koboko to test if the money they collected was worth it. 55 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: Documents Expose Lawmakers’ Budget Fraud - Premium Times by LoveMachine(m): 11:57am On Jul 28, 2016 |
ba7man: That's a slippery slope but right now I'm willing to go there. 22 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Documents Expose Lawmakers’ Budget Fraud - Premium Times by ba7man(m): 12:02pm On Jul 28, 2016 |
LoveMachine:I would have been against it a while ago....... but it seems they're getting bolder. They need to be sent a strong message through brutal actions. E.g.. Being beaten and stripped naked while news cameras are running. 18 Likes |
Re: Documents Expose Lawmakers’ Budget Fraud - Premium Times by chukwukadibia10: 12:05pm On Jul 28, 2016 |
joborskill: For ur mind u make sense? Abeg swerve joor! 21 Likes |
Re: Documents Expose Lawmakers’ Budget Fraud - Premium Times by LoveMachine(m): 12:05pm On Jul 28, 2016 |
ba7man: I hear ya. 1 Like |
Re: Documents Expose Lawmakers’ Budget Fraud - Premium Times by Nobody: 12:47pm On Jul 28, 2016 |
tunderay:The time past constituency budget and execution by nass be investigated is now 3 Likes |
Re: Documents Expose Lawmakers’ Budget Fraud - Premium Times by tunderay(m): 1:11pm On Jul 28, 2016 |
Love Machine:Exactly, this is what we we shuld be talking about, taking sides with political party in this case will cause more damage, this budget padding cuts across party lines. We need to nick it in the bud now that we have the chance. This nonsense is too much. 3 Likes |
Re: Documents Expose Lawmakers’ Budget Fraud - Premium Times by Businessideas: 1:44pm On Jul 28, 2016 |
This was the rubbish going on Philippines until their Supreme Court ruled against it in 2013 4 Likes |
Re: Documents Expose Lawmakers’ Budget Fraud - Premium Times by yhemsy62(m): 2:25pm On Jul 28, 2016 |
NASS should be scrap 1 Like |
Re: Documents Expose Lawmakers’ Budget Fraud - Premium Times by translux(m): 5:44pm On Jul 28, 2016 |
some one should help me to move this to front page
because i don't know how to do that I received the
shock of my life today from God he told me in a vision
that do you know that 93.71% of the world population
are not BORN AGAIN! that only 6.29% are truly born
again. and that there are so many born again in the
93.71% that God did not recognised Evangelist Dare
Bajomo pls ask for God grace 1 Like |
Re: Documents Expose Lawmakers’ Budget Fraud - Premium Times by DirtyGold: 5:44pm On Jul 28, 2016 |
All kworrapt sir! What's tha business? |
Re: Documents Expose Lawmakers’ Budget Fraud - Premium Times by blazetitov: 5:44pm On Jul 28, 2016 |
Thank God for PMB. If they like, they should include rehabilitation of their grandma's house for N500M. No funds will be released to them as they have no power to execute a project. The era of PDP wastage of public funds is over. Only senseless and morally corrupt individuals will not support the anti-corruption fight of this administration. By the way, what state is Herman Hembe from? That guy is brilliantly corrupt and am shocked he is still in that house. Seems he has bewitched his people. 18 Likes |
Re: Documents Expose Lawmakers’ Budget Fraud - Premium Times by wasco24: 5:45pm On Jul 28, 2016 |
Re: Documents Expose Lawmakers’ Budget Fraud - Premium Times by xilixr: 5:45pm On Jul 28, 2016 |
Ok |
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