SPEAKER of the
House of Representatives,
Yakubu Dogara has
announced the removal of
the House Committee
Chairman on Appropriations,
Abdulmumin Jibrin from Kano
State as chairman of the
committee.
He was replaced with the
House Chsirman on Housing,
Mustapha Bala Dawaki also
from Kano State and member
of the All Progressives
Congress, APC.
But the Speaker said that
Jibrin had requested for his
removal from the Committee,
hence, the change.
Recall that the Kano born
lawmaker had issues with his
colleagues while holding
sway as Chairman of
Appropriations as he was
accused of putting many
constituency projects worth
over N4 billion in the 2016
budget.
This development led to the
clamour for his removal but
the Speaker was said to
have protected him following
the role he played in his
emergence as Speaker.
While announcing Jibrin's
replacement, Dogara said, "
he (Jibrin) came to me and
said he cannot do it any
more and that the pressure
was on him."