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The Integrity Group in the House of Representatives has demanded a comprehensive probe of the 10 principal officers of the House over allegations of padding the 2016 budget.
Their spokesman and member representing Bungudu/Maru Federal Constituency, Hon. Abdulmalik Zubairu Bungudu, told Daily Trust in Abuja yesterday after a meeting of the group that there was no justification in narrowing the allegation to only four officers.

He said in order to ensure proper transparency and accountability, the probe should be expanded.
“All the 10 principal officers of the House must account for their deeds and must come and justify what they are alleged to have done in the padding, including the House Leader, Femi Gbajabiamila. There should be no exemption in this matter. If it comes to matter of truth, nobody should be exempted, everybody must account for his deeds,” he said.
Bungudu said there was nothing wrong with the recent revelations by the former chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, Abdulmumin Jibrin, as the disclosure would end what he termed “jungle justice” in the House.
“Though some are saying he is doing it because he was removed as chairman, yes, but if you look at it very well, you would realise that what was operating in the National Assembly is just jungle justice. We were elected on equal status, but someone may have the privilege of appropriating up to N3 or N4 billion to his constituency for his people to benefit, but someone else would have only N40m to N50m, there is no justification for this. That’s why even before Abdulmumin disclosed all these things, there were serious allegations on the matter, it was not disclosed openly until when he was removed,” he added.
He said the Integrity Group which emerged last week as a result of the existence of two other groups has over 106 members so far, and was determined to ensure that justice prevailed over the budget padding crisis, even if it meant proceeding to the court.
“We created this group with an initial 36 members to serve as a platform to express ourselves on these issues, and there are also other issues beyond these in the 8th National Assembly,” he added, noting that after the current recess, the group would address the perennial delay of the legislators’ salaries.

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I think integrity group are sick why including Femi name on D list. We are all known dat Dogara sidelined him during dis budget padding. Abeg leave Femi alone

But why integrity group ? All Nigerians demand so.

topeayan:
I think integrity group are sick why including Femi name on D list. We are all known dat Dogara sidelined him during dis budget padding. Abeg leave Femi alone

No.He should be included in the probe.Didnt he submit proposals for his constituency?Intact,all the reps and senators should be investigated.

topeayan:
I think integrity group are sick why including Femi name on D list. We are all known dat Dogara sidelined him during dis budget padding. Abeg leave Femi alone

See them afonjas trying to defend femi

He is also a thief

Buhari is just using this padding propaganda to label everybody as criminal