The Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Thursday, said the move to initiate a vast corruption probe of interior minister Rauf Aregbesola at the House of Representatives wasn’t prompted by the rancour between presidential aspirant Bola Tinubu and the minister.

Mr Gbajabiamila, a staunch loyalist of Mr Tinubu while reacting to reports that the minister’s probe was politically motivated in a statement on Thursday, said the allegation was a misrepresentation of the original intention of the motion.

The speaker said that the claim was made to distract the lawmakers from going ahead with the probe.

“We all read the unfortunate slant that was given to the well thought-out motion by the minority leader. It’s the privilege of the entire House that was breached; it is aimed at distracting us,” Mr Gbajabiamila said.

“These are things that we ordinarily should ignore. More of it will still come, especially as we move toward the 2023 elections,” he added.

Mr Gbajabiamila further explained that the motion was initiated by a lawmaker from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) before the House adopted it.

On Wednesday, The House resolved to probe Mr Aregbesola and prisons chief Haliru Nababa for mismanaging up to N165 billion in funds earmarked for prisons development across the country.

The resolution followed a motion of urgent public importance by Ndudi Elumelu, the minority leader of the House, on the floor of the House on Wednesday in Abuja. In his argument, Mr Elumelu criticised the welfare of the workforce.

The legislators resolved to have its committee on Reformatory Institutions investigate the allegations and report to the House within 12 weeks for further legislative action.

The move comes as Messrs Aregbesola and Tinubu are slugging it out publicly over the power tussle in Osun state. On Monday, Mr Aregbesola was at a political rally where Mr Tinubu was severely derided, including being mocked over the viral video that many said amounted to public urination on his body.

Mr Aregbesola has been locked in a fierce political fray with his former chief of staff and successor, Gboyega Oyetola, accusing him and Mr Tinubu of conniving to destroy his legacy in Osun. Messrs Tinubu and Oyetola are believed to be of the same family, with Mr Oyetola often describing himself as a younger brother to Mr Tinubu.

edmaraja:
He didn't need to send you, you are a chronic asslicker that doesn't need to be instructed before you get down to your asslicking job. Stupid afonja slave

LeoDeKing:

Seems "ass licking" now has a meaning different from the generally understood meaning.

If one is not drinking lamidi kwanu's urine, he is either an ass licker or collecting 30k bmc.

Pls wetin do ipob this kind strong thing?

triple996:
We know d Truth bt kpurumiri people will always find a way to blame tinubu. They keep seeing him in their dreams.
Say no to cannibalism and kpurumiri

edmaraja:
He didn't need to send you, you are a chronic asslicker that doesn't need to be instructed before you get down to your asslicking job. Stupid afonja slave

Mr Gbajabiamila further explained that the motion was initiated by a lawmaker from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) before the House adopted it.

oshozondii:
https://www.nairaland.com/6990099/reps-probe-aregbesola-over-stolen


https://gazettengr.com/tinubu-didnt-send-me-to-probe-aregbesolas-role-in-n165-billion-prison-fund-gbajabiamila/?utm_source=ReviveOldPost&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ReviveOldPost

IgweOfNnewi:
myopic mkpurumiri addicts and IPOB miscreants, baby factory criminals and drug traffickers developers the mischievous deranged that are responsible for the erroneous misconception, why did aregbesola have skeleton in his cupboard

DEROX:
I prefer to asslick and be a speaker than formin pride and hawking gala

seunmsg:


I made this same point yesterday when I read the mischievous misrepresentation by PG. If Gbajabiamila had blocked the motion for the investigation, the same mischievous PG would have misrepresented the move and come up a silly headline like “Gbajabiamila dumps Tinubu, blocks move to probe Aregbesola”.

Nigerians must learn to read beyond the headline especially when the story is published by politically comprised platforms like PG and Saharareporters. They twist and misrepresent facts all the time.

Maxymilliano:
The voice of Jacob and the hand of Esau.

Why the probe at a time he fell out with Tinubu ?

oshozondii:
https://www.nairaland.com/6990099/reps-probe-aregbesola-over-stolen


https://gazettengr.com/tinubu-didnt-send-me-to-probe-aregbesolas-role-in-n165-billion-prison-fund-gbajabiamila/?utm_source=ReviveOldPost&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ReviveOldPost

edmaraja:

What brought IPOB into this story again? Hope you're not smoking something that is dangerous to your mental health. Tell gbaja the bald headed dwarf to get his dirty mouth off tinubu's ass hole let's know if the fresh air can make him start reasoning well.

Loewe:
LOL... How come they didn't probe him before he had issues with Tinubu?

BRF had issues with Tinubu, na fight.
Ambode had issues with Tinubu, na wahala.
Now Aregbesola has issues with Tinubu, the same game is playing out and Gbaja is busy denying the obvious.

Anyways, Tinubu and his supporters should just remember that only God is unquestionable. Pride comes before downfall, that's a fact!