Former Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin, on Monday, August 1, 2016, went to the Abuja office of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, to submit his petition against Speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara. Jibrin accused Dogara and other members of the House of padding the 2016…
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Budget Padding: Dogara Threatens To Sue Jibrin
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has threatened to drag his colleague, Abdulmumin Jibrin, to court if he, within seven days, fails to tender an unreserved apology to him and retract all allegations made against him. Dogara made this known in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs,…
Budget Padding: EFCC Can’t Probe Us—Reps
A member of the House of Representatives, Nicholas Ossai, has stressed that there is no way an external body can launch an investigation into their activities because the House has its own mechanism of dealing with any issues. Ossai, who is House Committee Chairman on Ethics, faulted calls for the investigation of Speaker of the…