Suspended lawmaker, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has reacted
to the invitation by the House of Representatives, to appear before its
Committee on Ethics and Privileges, over two fresh petitions received from
members of his constituency and the National Youth Council.
Members of his constituency in Kiru/Bebeji in
Kano State had petitioned the house over his absenteeism and poor
representation while the National Youth Council of Nigeria petitioned the house
for allegedly operating foreign accounts which was in violation of the 1999
Constitution as amended. The house moved a motion yesterday to invite him over
for hearing of these petitions.
In a swift reaction, Jibrin who was suspended
from the House for one year in September, says the latest petition against him
is sponsored by the Speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara. Read his statement
below...
"I have read from several media platforms that Speaker Yakubu
Dogara using the House of Representatives has invited me to appear yet again
before the ethics committee over two fresh petitions on absenteeism and poor
Representation of my constituency and operating a foreign account. These
petitions came from a nonentity sponsored by Speaker Dogara that calls itself a
youth organization under the guide of the fraudulent Ikenga Ugo Chinyere It is
curious that the ethics committee refused to admit and rejected 18 petitions
against the Speaker and some principal officers of the House bothering on
monumental budget fraud, unprecedented abuse of office and massive corruption
but shameless have reduced the entire activities of the ethics committee to
witch hunt Hon Jibrin. This latest assault is coming because the security and
anti graft agencies have made advance progress on investigation which has lead
to the freezing of the accounts of some Principal Officers including the
Minority Leader Leo Ogor where large sums of illicit funds were found. This
development has created a huge tension in the House of Representatives and the
man to blame and who must be dealt with decisively through any means is Hon
Abdulmumin Jibrin. This is in addition to the international dimension the issue
has taken through my effort and that of other well meaning Nigerians. While
thousands of Nigerians in diaspora are at the moment signing a global petition
calling for the arrest and prosecution of Speaker Dogara and others, a team of
competent lawyers in the United Kingdom have concluded plans to file a petition
at the Interpol and FBI over 500 billion naira stolen through the running cost
scheme designed by Speaker Dogara as Chairman House services in the 6th
Assembly. The lawyers have identified various instances and laws under which
people who created such scams can be prosecuted at the international level. I
have reacted to the lies and misinformation regarding the issues of the
accounts in a statement I released two days ago to lay the matter to rest and
also, the issue of poor representation and absenteeism is simply laughable. I
will make a formal statement on the invitation and petitions when I receive an
official communication from the Speaker or his agents. But in the mean time, I
wish to state categorically clear that this disgraceful action is an extension
of the witch hunt launched against me by Speaker Dogara and his corrupt cabal
in the House to paint me in a negative light and divert attention away from the
allegations of massive budget fraud and corruption hanging on their necks.
Suspended lawmaker, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has reacted
to the invitation by the House of Representatives, to appear before its
Committee on Ethics and Privileges, over two fresh petitions received from
members of his constituency and the National Youth Council.
Members of his constituency in Kiru/Bebeji in Kano State had petitioned the house over his absenteeism and poor representation while the National Youth Council of Nigeria petitioned the house for allegedly operating foreign accounts which was in violation of the 1999 Constitution as amended. The house moved a motion yesterday to invite him over for hearing of these petitions.
In a swift reaction, Jibrin who was suspended from the House for one year in September, says the latest petition against him is sponsored by the Speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara. Read his statement below...
"I have read from several media platforms that Speaker Yakubu
Dogara using the House of Representatives has invited me to appear yet again
before the ethics committee over two fresh petitions on absenteeism and poor
Representation of my constituency and operating a foreign account. These
petitions came from a nonentity sponsored by Speaker Dogara that calls itself a
youth organization under the guide of the fraudulent Ikenga Ugo Chinyere It is
curious that the ethics committee refused to admit and rejected 18 petitions
against the Speaker and some principal officers of the House bothering on
monumental budget fraud, unprecedented abuse of office and massive corruption
but shameless have reduced the entire activities of the ethics committee to
witch hunt Hon Jibrin. This latest assault is coming because the security and
anti graft agencies have made advance progress on investigation which has lead
to the freezing of the accounts of some Principal Officers including the
Minority Leader Leo Ogor where large sums of illicit funds were found. This
development has created a huge tension in the House of Representatives and the
man to blame and who must be dealt with decisively through any means is Hon
Abdulmumin Jibrin. This is in addition to the international dimension the issue
has taken through my effort and that of other well meaning Nigerians. While
thousands of Nigerians in diaspora are at the moment signing a global petition
calling for the arrest and prosecution of Speaker Dogara and others, a team of
competent lawyers in the United Kingdom have concluded plans to file a petition
at the Interpol and FBI over 500 billion naira stolen through the running cost
scheme designed by Speaker Dogara as Chairman House services in the 6th
Assembly. The lawyers have identified various instances and laws under which
people who created such scams can be prosecuted at the international level. I
have reacted to the lies and misinformation regarding the issues of the
accounts in a statement I released two days ago to lay the matter to rest and
also, the issue of poor representation and absenteeism is simply laughable. I
will make a formal statement on the invitation and petitions when I receive an
official communication from the Speaker or his agents. But in the mean time, I
wish to state categorically clear that this disgraceful action is an extension
of the witch hunt launched against me by Speaker Dogara and his corrupt cabal
in the House to paint me in a negative light and divert attention away from the
allegations of massive budget fraud and corruption hanging on their necks.
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