news Jibrin makes warm appeal to all former Heads of State over the matter – Seeks the intervention of the diplomatic community over same issue – Asks Nigerians to join the call for the resignation of a ‘corrupt’ Dagara Abdulmumin Jibrin, a former chairman of the appropriations committee of the House of Representatives, has resumed his ferocious attacks on Yakubu Dogara, Speaker of the House of Representatives, over budget padding allegations. According to Premium Times, Jibrin’s initial silence was a mark of respect for the All Progressives Congress, APC’s directives which barred them from making public comments on the matter, but the ex-lawmaker is back to his former self. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Jibrin is insisting that Dogara resigns from his post. He accused the Speaker of going home with N25 million monthly, for which he never gave any account, while also adding that a five-man cabal consisting of two governors and three former House members was constituted by the Speaker, to shield him against possible prosecution. In a detailed statement obtained by Premium Times, Jibrin said: “I am therefore left with no choice than to plead with all our former Heads of State, Gen Yakubu Gowon, Gen Olusegun Obasanjo, Alh Shehu Shagari, Gen Ibrahim Babangida, Chief Enest Shonekan, Gen Abdulsalam Abubakar and Dr Goodluck Jonathan and the diplomatic community, particularly Ambassador of the United States of America, High Commissioner of the United Kingdom, the German and French Ambassadors and all well-meaning Nigerians to join in the call on the corrupt and fraudulent Speaker Dogara and 3 others to reconvene the House immediately, step aside and allow for a thorough external investigation and also call on the anti-corruption agencies to expedite action on investigation and commencement of prosecution in line with the anti corruption stands of this government.” Read full statement here.
![news Jibrin makes warm appeal to all former Heads of State over the matter – Seeks the intervention of the diplomatic community over same issue – Asks Nigerians to join the call for the resignation of a ‘corrupt’ Dagara Abdulmumin Jibrin, a former chairman of the appropriations committee of the House of Representatives, has resumed his ferocious attacks on Yakubu Dogara, Speaker of the House of Representatives, over budget padding allegations. According to Premium Times, Jibrin’s initial silence was a mark of respect for the All Progressives Congress, APC’s directives which barred them from making public comments on the matter, but the ex-lawmaker is back to his former self. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Jibrin is insisting that Dogara resigns from his post. He accused the Speaker of going home with N25 million monthly, for which he never gave any account, while also adding that a five-man cabal consisting of two governors and three former House members was constituted by the Speaker, to shield him against possible prosecution. In a detailed statement obtained by Premium Times, Jibrin said: “I am therefore left with no choice than to plead with all our former Heads of State, Gen Yakubu Gowon, Gen Olusegun Obasanjo, Alh Shehu Shagari, Gen Ibrahim Babangida, Chief Enest Shonekan, Gen Abdulsalam Abubakar and Dr Goodluck Jonathan and the diplomatic community, particularly Ambassador of the United States of America, High Commissioner of the United Kingdom, the German and French Ambassadors and all well-meaning Nigerians to join in the call on the corrupt and fraudulent Speaker Dogara and 3 others to reconvene the House immediately, step aside and allow for a thorough external investigation and also call on the anti-corruption agencies to expedite action on investigation and commencement of prosecution in line with the anti corruption stands of this government.” Read full statement here.]()
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