The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, said on Thursday that he had spoken with President Muhammadu Buhari, now on vacation in the United Kingdom.. According to the Speaker’s Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Mr Turaki Hassan, the President called Dogara on Wednesday night. “The President called the Speaker at […]
Continue ReadingThe Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says the days of Abdulmumin Jibrin, former chairman of the committee on approbations, are numbered. The lower chamber of the national assembly suspended Jibrin after he leveled an allegation of corruption against the leadership of the 8th assembly. He subsequently left the […]
Continue ReadingHerman Hembe, a member of the house of representatives from Benue state, has accused Abdulmumin Jibrin of running away from prosecution. Jibrin, who was suspended from the house over some allegations leveled against the leadership of the 8th assembly, is currently in London where he received an award. The suspended lawmaker has vowed not return […]
Continue ReadingThe majority leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila has described the suspension of Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin by the House for a period of 180 legislative days as unconstitutional and a breach of the rights of his constituency to have representation in the lower chamber. Hon. Gbajabiamila in an interview with newsmen said […]
Continue ReadingThe House of Representatives has handed down a 180 legislative days suspension to former chairman of the appropriations committee, Abdulmumin Jibrin, a lawmaker from Kano, over an alleged breach of legislators’ privileges in the budget padding scandal.The House seats three days in a week and this consequently means that Mr. Jibrin’s suspension would last more than […]
Continue ReadingHuman rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has written a letter to Yakubu Dogara, speaker of the house of representatives, asking him to stop the ongoing probe against Abdulmumin Jibrin, former chairman appropriations.Jibrin is expected to appear before the ethics and priviledges committee on Monday, but in a letter dated September 23, Falana, who is also Jibrin’s […]
Continue ReadingAbdulmumin Jibrin, a member of the House of Representatives and former Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriation, has said that he will not appear before the House Committee on Ethics and Privileges except if the hearing will be public. This is contained in a statement he issued on Wednesday after the house resolved to […]
Continue ReadingYakubu Dogara, speaker of the house of representatives, on Saturday said other countries have passed through the challenges confronting Nigeria.Speaking in Abeokuta, Ogun state capital, at a lecture organised as part of programmes for the 75th birthday celebration of Alani Bankole, father of former Speaker of the house, Dimeji Bankole, Dogara called on Nigerians to […]
Continue ReadingBy Abdulmumin Jibrin Today marks one month since we commenced the struggle to expose budget fraud and wipe out corruption in the House of Representatives. It has been a month of startling revelations; thirty days of threats and intimidations; and 720 hours of fervent struggle to exterminate corruption in the lower legislative chamber. Although it […]
Continue ReadingThe majority leader of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, says he has submitted himself to the police for investigation into allegations of budget padding levelled against the leadership of the lower chamber. In a statement issued on Friday, Gbajabiamila said he was part of those who took the decision to relief Abdulmumin Jibrin of […]
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