An unrelenting Abdulmumin Jibrin, former chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, has revealed again that embattled Speaker Yakubu Dogara tried to break into his office to take away documents that could indict the House leadership.
Jibrin made the revelation amid previous allegations of budget padding against Dogara and other principal members of the House who have come out to deny it. He also made more revelations in a series of tweets on Friday, July 29, 2016. The lawmaker had alleged that the speaker and others he named reportedly padded the budget with N40 billion while Dogara allegedly diverted a federal government project.
Jibrin said the speaker did not know that he had taken all necessary documents backing his allegations away from his office. “There has also been an attempt to break into my office at the House. “I know he wants to tamper with documents critical to his and the three others’ future investigation and prosecution but unfortunately for him we already have enough evidence in our possession.
“The security and anti-corruption agencies should kindly take note. “Speaker Dogara has ordered that all the computers in the appropriation secretariat be shut down and moved to his office as if that is the answer to the allegations I raised.
“The secretariat staff are being harassed to keep quiet and suppress facts,” he alleged. Read the other allegations he made through tweets: Allegation no22: why did you allow several wasteful procurement of items that are already available in members offices, just to steal money? — Abdulmumin Jibrin (@AbdulAbmJ) July 29, 2016 Allegation no23: why did you connive with Hon Mohd Bago to organize a scam in the name of investigative hearing on NIMASA where/ — Abdulmumin Jibrin (@AbdulAbmJ) July 29, 2016 / over 1000 companies were put on notice and invited. Where on earth do parliament invite 1000 companies in the name of investigation? — Abdulmumin Jibrin (@AbdulAbmJ) July 29, 2016 This is 24 hours after my lawyers requested the EFCC and ICPC to grant me a date and time to personally deliver my petition on Mr Speaker&3/ — Abdulmumin Jibrin (@AbdulAbmJ) July 29, 2016 EFCC&ICPC must arrest Speaker Dogara,3others&few other members in my petition immediately! They are running to high places looking for cover — Abdulmumin Jibrin (@AbdulAbmJ) July 29, 2016 EFCC&ICPC must arrest Speaker Dogara,3others&few other members in my petition immediately! They are running to high places looking for cover — Abdulmumin Jibrin (@AbdulAbmJ) July 29, 2016 Less I forget on the scam so called NIMASA investigative hearing which the Speaker personally attended, how was it and still funded? — Abdulmumin Jibrin (@AbdulAbmJ) July 29, 2016 In the last one year, Dogara had headed a peaceful House despite an initial tussle with his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the emergence of the House leadership. Jibrin was a co-contender for the speakership position. He however stepped down for Dogara and became the member who actually nominated him for the position on the day of the election of principal officers of the eighth National Assembly. While Dogara and his supporters claim that Jibrin is bitter because he was removed for allegedly padding the 2016 budget, the latter actually expressed anger that his resignation as chairman of the committee had been politicised. He claims he resigned and was not sacked by the speaker. Here lies the beginning of the many revelations that is now following pressure for the speakers impeachment by some of the legislators.