Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin is not letting the budget padding scandal die down
He vowed to expose the Dogara-Gate scandal to the very end and ensure that justice is served
Jibrin said the budget padding scandal will not be settled privately or swept under the carpet
The controversy in Nigeria’s House of Representatives over the budget padding may not be dying down soon as Hon.
Abdulmumin Jibrin has refused to back down. Jibrin, a former chairman of House of Representatives Appropriation Committee has vowed to stand by his allegations against Yakubu Dogara, the speaker of the House of Reps.
After he was sacked as chairman, Jibrin accused Dogara, and some officers of the House of adding over N40 billion to the 2016 budget for their personal gains.
In a letter addressed to Jibrin dated August 4, 2016, the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) had asked him to stop making public statements regarding the budget padding scandal.
It appears Jibrin has no intention of heeding his party’s warning as he issued a statement on Thursday, August 18, reassuring Nigerians that he stands by his allegations and there is no going back. READ
According to him, many concerned Nigerians have reached out to him in the past few days, expressing their fear that the allegations he raised against Dogara and other principal officers may be swept under the carpet.
The statement read: “I understand the concern of many Nigerians who feel strongly that by now Speaker Dogara and the 12 others should have reconvened the House, resigned and faced arrest in the wake of the grievous allegations leveled against them, which they have responded to none.
“I wish to reassure Nigerians that I STAND by my allegations and there is no going back. We shall put in our all and expose DOGARA-GATE SCANDAL to the very end and ensure that justice is served on Speaker Dogara and his group of corrupt Principal Officers and members.
“For the avoidance of doubt, let me restate that I have interacted severally with anti-corruption agencies. It is however heartwarming to know that they are indeed working meticulously on the matter. I have little doubt that they will do justice expeditiously and sooner than letter, we will get to the point where every Nigerian is waiting for — the arrest of Speaker Dogara and his group of budget criminals and fraudsters parading themselves as “Honourable” members, indeed!” He accused Dogara of using his office to obstruct and neutralize investigation.
According to him, the speaker was using the little time he had before the long arms of law catches up with him to hurriedly clean up his mess by spending “the stolen money” on consultants and people he thinks can come to his rescue. “On our side, while waiting for the response of our great party, the APC, on my letter, we are reaching out to everyone or group that can support this worthy cause against DOGARA-GATE, the biggest corruption case in the history of our country. We are also reaching out to the Presidential Advisory Committee Against corruption.
In fact I spoke extensively on phone today with Prof. Itse Sagay and requested to make presentation to his committee on the allegations, just as we are reaching out to the Diplomatic Community and Civil Society groups so that everyone will understand the gravity of the allegations and the urgent need for decisive action to be taken by the anti corruption agencies. Let me express my profound appreciation to all my colleagues that visited me, called or sent text messages to show solidarity and express anger on why I did not open up much earlier.
I must also thank the social media community and print media who have ensured that the issue remain in the front burner despite several attempts by Speaker Dogara to sweep it out and change the public narrative with personal attack on my person and attempt to drag the Executive, Senate and other government officials into this matter and blackmail them,” he added.
Dogara assured Nigerians that the budget padding scandal will never be settled as a “family” matter or swept under the carpet. He promised to remain vigilant until justice is served on Dogara and others who he described as “extremely corrupt members”.
He vowed to expose the Dogara-Gate scandal to the very end and ensure that justice is served
Jibrin said the budget padding scandal will not be settled privately or swept under the carpet
The controversy in Nigeria’s House of Representatives over the budget padding may not be dying down soon as Hon.
Abdulmumin Jibrin has refused to back down. Jibrin, a former chairman of House of Representatives Appropriation Committee has vowed to stand by his allegations against Yakubu Dogara, the speaker of the House of Reps.
After he was sacked as chairman, Jibrin accused Dogara, and some officers of the House of adding over N40 billion to the 2016 budget for their personal gains.
In a letter addressed to Jibrin dated August 4, 2016, the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) had asked him to stop making public statements regarding the budget padding scandal.
It appears Jibrin has no intention of heeding his party’s warning as he issued a statement on Thursday, August 18, reassuring Nigerians that he stands by his allegations and there is no going back. READ
According to him, many concerned Nigerians have reached out to him in the past few days, expressing their fear that the allegations he raised against Dogara and other principal officers may be swept under the carpet.
The statement read: “I understand the concern of many Nigerians who feel strongly that by now Speaker Dogara and the 12 others should have reconvened the House, resigned and faced arrest in the wake of the grievous allegations leveled against them, which they have responded to none.
“I wish to reassure Nigerians that I STAND by my allegations and there is no going back. We shall put in our all and expose DOGARA-GATE SCANDAL to the very end and ensure that justice is served on Speaker Dogara and his group of corrupt Principal Officers and members.
“For the avoidance of doubt, let me restate that I have interacted severally with anti-corruption agencies. It is however heartwarming to know that they are indeed working meticulously on the matter. I have little doubt that they will do justice expeditiously and sooner than letter, we will get to the point where every Nigerian is waiting for — the arrest of Speaker Dogara and his group of budget criminals and fraudsters parading themselves as “Honourable” members, indeed!” He accused Dogara of using his office to obstruct and neutralize investigation.
According to him, the speaker was using the little time he had before the long arms of law catches up with him to hurriedly clean up his mess by spending “the stolen money” on consultants and people he thinks can come to his rescue. “On our side, while waiting for the response of our great party, the APC, on my letter, we are reaching out to everyone or group that can support this worthy cause against DOGARA-GATE, the biggest corruption case in the history of our country. We are also reaching out to the Presidential Advisory Committee Against corruption.
In fact I spoke extensively on phone today with Prof. Itse Sagay and requested to make presentation to his committee on the allegations, just as we are reaching out to the Diplomatic Community and Civil Society groups so that everyone will understand the gravity of the allegations and the urgent need for decisive action to be taken by the anti corruption agencies. Let me express my profound appreciation to all my colleagues that visited me, called or sent text messages to show solidarity and express anger on why I did not open up much earlier.
I must also thank the social media community and print media who have ensured that the issue remain in the front burner despite several attempts by Speaker Dogara to sweep it out and change the public narrative with personal attack on my person and attempt to drag the Executive, Senate and other government officials into this matter and blackmail them,” he added.
Dogara assured Nigerians that the budget padding scandal will never be settled as a “family” matter or swept under the carpet. He promised to remain vigilant until justice is served on Dogara and others who he described as “extremely corrupt members”.
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