Dogara reveals how Jibrin’s allegations destroyed NASS integrity

– Yakubu Dogara, the Speaker, House of Representatives has said that budget padding allegations negatively impacted the integrity of the National Assembly

– Dogara said the scandal posed a threat to the corporate integrity and image of the house 

– Dogara said that the house leadership chose the part of maturity by maintaining great restraint

Yakubu Dogara, the Speaker, House of Representatives has said that budget padding allegations in the lower chamber impacted negatively on the integrity of the National Assembly.

The speaker while welcoming members back to plenary after their eight-week recess said the scandal orchestrated by the member posed a threat to the corporate integrity and image of the house as a democratic institution.

Abdulmumin Jibrin, who was removed as Chairman, Appropriations Committee, made the allegations against Dogora and some principal officers of the lower chamber.

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He said: “Shortly after we adjourned for the recess, the erstwhile Chairman, Appropriations Committee, embarked on strange propaganda clearly aimed not only at the destruction of the image of some members.

“It was also a systematic destruction of the institution of the House of Representatives and indeed, the legislature, by portraying it to the public as an irredeemably corrupt institution.

“The motivation for his actions, as he has said repeatedly, is to have the four principal officers removed from their positions and not that the truth should be known.

“These wild allegations which were initially directed at four members of the House leadership progressively engulfed the entire membership of the House and then, the institution.”

Dogara said that the house leadership chose the part of maturity by maintaining great restraint, fully conscious of the fact that at the appropriate time, the truth will prevail.

The speaker while assuring that the House was fully conscious of its watchdog role, asserted that the lawmakers would not be distracted by insidious antics to confuse Nigerians.

He described the modus operandi adopted by Jibrin to address his allegations as inappropriate, saying there were constitutional avenues to address them considering the criminal nature of some of the allegations.

 

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In another development, the House of Representatives, was thrown into a rowdy session over the budget padding allegation.

According to a report on The Cable, the drama started after the speaker of the House recognized Emmanuel Oker-Jev, chairman rules and business, to move a motion just as another member Aliyu Madaki was putting up his hand to be recognised.

 

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