There are indications that the police have begun probing the allegations of budget padding levelled against the Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara and other principal officers by a former House Committee Chairman on Appropriation, Adbdulmumin Jibrin.

It was learnt on Monday that the police leadership had directed detectives to probe the allegations  by Jibrin that the Speaker colluded with his deputy, Yusuf Lasun, the Chief Whip, Alhassan Doguwa, and  the Minority Whip, Leo Ogor, to earmark N40bn  to themselves in the 2016 National Assembly budget.

Jibrin, an All Progressives Congress lawmaker from Kano State, who was sacked by the House leadership last week, claimed that he was being victimised by the Speaker because he objected to a request from Dogara that he (Jibrin) should allocate projects worth N40bn to him in the 2016 budget.

Findings indicated on Monday that Jibrin might be summoned before the end of the week to provide evidence on the allegations in his petition to investigators, who it was learnt, would also invite all the people mentioned by the petitioner.

A source said, “The allegations made by the former House committee chairman on appropriations are weighty and cannot be ignored or swept under the carpet because it borders on corruption and an attempt to defraud the nation.

“So, the police have set in motion machinery to investigate the allegations, ascertain the veracity of the allegations, and get to the bottom of the corruption as stated by the petitioner.”

But the Force Public Relations Officer, Donald Awunah, said he had not been briefed about the investigation into the petition.

“I am not aware of the petition or the investigation into it and I have not been briefed about it either. The fact is that when someone writes a petition, it goes to the Force Criminal Investigation Department where it would be investigated, but I have not been briefed about it, but I will find out and let you know,” he said.

“The allegations made by the former House committee chairman on appropriations are weighty and cannot be ignored or swept under the carpet because it borders on corruption and an attempt to defraud the nation.

midolian:
I strongly believe most of Jibrin's allegations are true..only that he wouldn't have made them if the cabals had not betrayed him.

modath:


Yes nah, na the corrupt plans wey join dem still scatter them, Jibrin helped Dogara and he is intent on destroying him.. He probably envisaged a fallout cos he made sure to amass enough paper trail to nail him!!

No matter how much Dogara deny this Mata wey dey ground so, he can't deny his own handwriting!!! Na the killer punch....



Make we talk beta jor, how ya doing? Naija treating you good?

lucyhelp:
On 3d

omenka:
Just counting down the days until Ugandans adopt Dogara as their newest found Lost son and Helo.

1, 2, 3, .....

AbdulAdam56:
Abeg, make Una no vex. I dey hungry. Since morning, I never chop.
I say make I go kitchen go check weather I go see something put for mouth take hold bele before somebody go call me for work.
After I don scatter every poly bag, plates and pots na only salt I come see wey full bowl.
Na wetin be this na? Why e be say salt no dey gree finish for house?

NgeneUkwenu:
I expected this....