House of reps, most corrupt -- Jubrin maintained.
Removed chairman, house committee on appropriation Abdulmumin Jibrin has revealed that the lower federal lawmaking body, House of Representatives as the most corrupt arm of government in Nigeria.
In a statement marking the 30-day anti-corruption crusade against the Speaker, Yakubu Dogara and three other principals of the legislature, in a statement titled , ‘30 Days of Dogara-Gate,’ Jibrin said he would step up his fight to cleanse the legislature of corruption.
“I dare say corruption in the House of Representatives today is more than that of the executive and judiciary combined.
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“We shall go on and continue to expose corruption and corrupt persons in the House. The truth remains that Dogara, Yussuff, Doguwa, Ogor and others committed monumental fraud in the 2016 Budget, which can be prosecuted under our laws.
“We will explore all legal avenues to ensure that justice is served,” the former chairman said.
Jibrin maintained that no offence had been listed against him other than sacking him.
“During this period (30 days), they have struggled to establish one single allegation against me or a single reason for ‘sacking’ me that can stand the test of truth. Every day, the reason for ‘sacking’ me continues to change,” he added.
Jibrin took a swipe at the judiciary and the executive arms of government, even as he described the House as being more corrupt than the two combined.
Jibrin also dismissed the principal officers, alleging that they came under pressure from Dogara to disown him.
Recall that the 10 principal officers of the House signed a joint statement to disown Jibrin.
They said his sacking was a ‘collective decision’ arising from his role in abusing the budget process.
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“The decision to relieve the erstwhile Chairman, House Committee on Appropriation, of his position was a collective decision of the leadership in response to unrelenting pressure from the overwhelming majority of members who were irked by the former chairman’s gross abuse of the budget process,” the principal officers stated.
Those who signed the joint statement were Dogara, Yussuff, Ado-Doguwa, House Leader, Femi Gbajabiamila; Deputy Leader, Buba Jibril; Deputy Whip, Pally Iriase; Ogor; Deputy Minority Leader, Chukwuka Onyeama; Minority Whip, Yakubu Barde; and Deputy Minority Whip, Binta Bello-Maigeri.
Meanwhile, the Federal Government is set to probe Senators and House of Representative members over non executed constituency projects earmarked for them in the 2014 and 2015 budgets.
The sum of constituency projects totalled N200bn for the two years- N100bn each year
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