Abdulmunin Jibrin, former chairman of house committee on appropriations, says he is ready to substantiate his allegations against Yakubu Dogara, speaker of the federal house of representatives, and three other leaders of the house.

Following his removal as chairman of appropriations committee, Jibrin had accused Dogara; Yusuf Lasun, deputy speaker; Alhassan Ado Doguwa, house whip; and Leo Ogor, house minority leader, of padding the 2016 budget with N40 billion.

In a statement released through his lawyers on Friday, Jibrin urged the lower chamber to institute a special investigation so that he would have the opportunity to “testify and provide evidence against them”.

“The above quartet have resorted to blackmail our client into silence and to further harass his person and family using the instrument of the obstructive coercion and perversion of due process by deploying, albeit illegally some elements of the Nigeria Police,” read the statement.

“You will recall that our client is in dispute with the said quartet over his refusal and inability to admit into the National Budget of 2016, the sum of about 30 Billion Naira at the behest of these quartet and also his refusal to cover up the decision of Speaker Dogara and others’ unilateral decision to distribute to themselves 40 Billion Naira out of the 100 Billion Naira allocated to the entire National Assembly in addition to what our client considers as wasteful projects of over 20 Billion Naira to their (quartet) various constituencies.

“We now have it on good authority that these quartet acting in concert are at the moment using some elements within the police to monitor, harass, intimidate and hound our client into an unwarranted detention with the purpose of inhibiting his right to move freely and to express himself as contained in Chapter 4 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended).

“The purpose of their antics is to upturn the narrative and paint our client as the black sheep in the flock, and cleverly presenting themselves as transparent angels.

“Accordingly, we have made appropriate representations to the Inspector General of Police and other relevant security agencies in the Country drawing their attention to this unwarranted and ill-intentioned steps taken by these quartet and not to allow themselves (security agencies) to be used to execute the personal objectives of these quartet; more so appropriate legal action has been taken by our client, as a law abiding citizen, to protect his fundamental rights as guaranteed by our laws.

“Finally, we hasten to advise Speaker Dogara and the 3 other principal officers mentioned here not to descend to the narrow aim of dragging the institution of the House of Representatives into their personal fight and to note that by virtue of the institution he leads and as a lawyer, he should act within the confines of the Rule of Law and allow the House of Representatives to institute a special investigation into this matter where our client will have the opportunity earlier denied him by the quartet to testify and provide evidence against them because he who comes to equity must come with clean hands.”

EdCure:
Any surprise why Dogara, Saraki and their cohorts are incurably corrupt? And why they were foisted on Nigerians by the PDP?

EdCure:
Any surprise why Dogara, Saraki and their cohorts are incurably corrupt? And why they were foisted on Nigerians by the PDP?

bejeiodus:
Foisted on Nigerians by the PDP? When did they become members of the party? Besides, you obviously didn't see the elections that produced the two men on TV. They would not have emerged without the votes of members of their party.

EdCure:

You're not arguing that these treacherous boneheads were the APC's nominees for the National Assembly leadership, are you?
What party ensured their emergence, and what party make up the core of Saraki/Ekweremadu/Dogara defenders in and out of the parliament?

Chanchit:
do

Do what?

MzPecs:

Do what?

bejeiodus:
Lawmakers are grown adults who enjoy the inalienable right to elect their presiding officers. The APC has not right whatsoever to dictate to a multiparty National Assembly how to conduct its affairs. This was the argument of the ACN when Tambuwa was elected, remember? The PDP only took a leaf out ACN's book.

Ekweremandu emerged as the DSP because many senators chose to acknowledge the plurality of the Senate and ensure inclusiveness.

Chanchit:


Gara!

Whatever that means menh..

flokii:
So N40bn for just go like that when some pple never see 3 square meal chop

They should expose themselves biko.. No peace for the wicked

JCKA23:
ppl like you are very myopic and don't know anything, for your information padding in budget isn't stealing, is a way of putting some special projects in favour of your constituency