By Emman Ovuakporie and Johnbosco Agbakwuru

ABUJA- CHAIRMAN, House Committee on Legislative Budget and Research, Timothy Golu (PDP, Plateau), said despite the level of ridicule Jibrin had allegedly subjected the House to in the past two months, members were ready to forgive him if he could apologize to the House and Nigerians.

This is as Rep Joan Onyemaechi Mrakpor has said that the allegation of budget padding by the erstwhile appropriation committee chairman against the Speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara and three other principal officers was an indictment on the executive that implements projects.

Golu in his reaction to the resolution of the House that referred Jibrin to the Ethics and Privileges Committee for investigation said, “I believe knowing the person of the speaker, if Jibrin shows remorse and apologizes to the House, I can assure you that members will forgive him. We’re all human beings, but he has to tell Nigerians that all that he said were lies. I advise him to quickly do that.

“The display by most of us today was a natural thing to show our support for Dogara. No single member had any issue with the speaker. What happened was a disappointment to Jibrin. He only had five members behind him.

“We had expected Jibrin to first report the matter to the House, and if nothing was done, he could look elsewhere, but he didn’t do that. If he’s found guilty, he’ll face what the rules of the House say. He has already tarnished the image of the House,” he said.

Also commenting on the padding saga, Rep Mrakpor said, “Jibrin is entitled to his own opinion and I think he has decided to express his opinions the way he has been doing.

“But I don’t think that that is the same thing with the House. Some of those things are his imaginations because I have been in the State House of Assembly before I got in to this place, so, the word padding or not padding does not mean anything except he was saying that the executive does not know its job.

“If the executive is living up to its own duty as an arm of government, there is really nothing like padding. I just think some of these things are distractions to Nigerians because this time people are not able to pay school fees, everyday, unemployment is on the increase.”

From Vanguard
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/09/jibrin-can-escape-suspension-if-golu/

hmm

Why should he apologise?The facts he released,are the true or not?If he truly apologise,that means he lies then but I don't expect him to.

Let me c if these guy x really Okay
Becos na isssue Wey concern national matter e dey toy with so

Issokay

Shiifi:
A

Caught you

The most _stupid country in existence.

Point ME 1 finger and point yourself 4 fingers. The best way to describe Jibrin and Dogara tale....

Bunch of criminals

Story with no meaningful effect

It's My Birthday Nairalanders. Join me in Thanking God for Life

Fraudsters...

When we go start to they burn all this polithieftains alive now?? Dem neva probe anybody since ooo

somehowpenis:
The most _stupid country in existence.

The most useless comment ever read.

Contintue

LOL.....





jibrin over to yhu

LegislaThieves!

Jibrin is never going to stop n suspending him will even make it worse n while suspend him wen he will still be collecting his salary n allowances.

Stop talking Shiit man, just shut up and continue looting

Chop I chop politics

This is the most useless arm of government

U mean Dogara right

disloman:
The most useless comment ever read.

kk

disloman:
The most useless comment ever read.

The most brainless being ever come across

Hold on. Someone accuses a group of people of a criminal offence and the accuser is being investigated and asked to apologise? Are you freaking kidding me? What is wrong with this country?

Spare us the gibberish.... it will definitely be swept under the carpet i know

Happy people of Nairaland,na my birthday be this o. Let the likes start pouring in abeg,make una show me some love.

buhari

The Rep said there is nothing like budget padding. But Jibrin was sacked from his chairmanship position because he was alleged to have padded the budget in favour of his state- Kano before he turned the table on the speaker and principal officers.

Just cancel constituency projects please.,its unfair and illegal,this means if most of the principal officers are from just two or three regions like we have now,their on regions will or constituencies will have 40% of the projects,just 12 Out of the huge no of constituencies,for the fact that a speaker or a senate president does not even have time limit,this system should be stopped.Inec please come and teach the citizens how to recall this people.

ilynem:
Hold on. Someone accuses a group of people of a criminal offence and the accuser is being investigated and asked to apologise? Are you freaking kidding me? What is wrong with this country?

Same question I have been asking.... Nigeria is in trouble, recession will soon be the least of our problems.

nigerians, let embrace collective support for jibrin not to be suspended in the house,because the honourable is preaching against corrupt practices in national assembly. we should remember that corruption fighting at the national assembly would subvert the power of corruption in the country. although , the man is not a saint, but the truth on the budget padding could be eschewed as a result of disengaging him as chairman in the house. definately, God is fighting for nigeria by introducing misunderstanding in the house.