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Former Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee
on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin, released a statement today
alleging that Speaker Yakubu Dogara was bribing some lawmakers with
$25,000 each to sign a vote of confidence for him and three other
principal officers he has accused of budget padding. Jibrin alleged that
it was being coordinated by Hon. Zakari Mohammed and others at the
Speakerโs guest house in Asokoro.
on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin, released a statement today
alleging that Speaker Yakubu Dogara was bribing some lawmakers with
$25,000 each to sign a vote of confidence for him and three other
principal officers he has accused of budget padding. Jibrin alleged that
it was being coordinated by Hon. Zakari Mohammed and others at the
Speakerโs guest house in Asokoro.
Hon Zakari has now responded and debunked the allegation. His statement read,
“My attention has been drawn to yet another tweet by the
former chairman appropriation committee, Hon. Jibrin, saying that I and
others were distributing $25,000 to each member of the House. That the
money was to generate signatures for speaker Dogara as vote of
confidence on him.
The accusation is not only untrue but it is another tale by moonlight to hoodwink Nigerians to malign my image.
Fellow countrymen please disregard this cheap blackmail
aimed at playing to the gallery. I challenge Jibrin to name at least 10
members or less who benefitted from the bribe.
My advice to Jibrin is that he should stop the mudslinging and concentrate on licking his self inflicted wounds.”
