2016 Budget Padding: Tinubu In Shock As Jibrin ‘Dumps’ APC, Runs To Jonathan

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As the controversy over the 2016 budget padding scandal rages on, the sacked Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has dumped the gag order planned on him by the All Progressives Congress, APC, and resumed his onslaught against the Speaker, Yakubu Dogara and three other principal officers of the House.

Recall, that the APC had ordered Jibrin and the Speaker, to refrain from giving public statements on the budget padding scandal, which has dominated the media in the past 2 weeks.

Jibrin, in a statement on Sunday, August 7, accused two APC Governors, and three former Members of the House, of plotting with Dogara to silence him. He also called on former President, Goodluck Jonathan and others to intervene in the crisis.

He said: “It has once again become necessary for me to make some statements, clarifications and further revelations.

“As you are aware, my party (APC) has intervened in the current crisis following allegations of corruption, embezzlement and abuse of office leveled against Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, three principal officers, and nine other members, of which none had responded to any.

“As I said earlier, it is only the 13 members of the House that are on trial, not the House of Representatives as an institution.

“Surprisingly, they have resorted to using every tactic to narrow the allegations to only the issue of padding, which in itself is a grievous offence, ignoring tens of other criminal allegations in my petition to the anti-corruption agencies.

“In doing so, they mischievously expanded the scope of the culpability to give an impression that the entire House, the Senate and even the Executive arm of government, and some individuals outside the National Assembly are on trial.

“This is a wicked attempt to drag many institutions and individuals into the matter to neutralise the issue, spread fear and sell dummy that the entire country will go down, if this matter is dealt with decisively, the biggest blackmail on the entire country I have ever seen.

“Nigerians should know that the whole agenda of this blackmail is being coordinated by two serving Governors and three former Members. I will give their names in due course. They have been running from pillar to post, and I keep wondering what really are they afraid of.

“The meeting with the party went very well, and in all honesty, they were very objective and showed understanding.

“I told the party that I will be part of any peaceful resolution, except the criminal allegations I have raised against Dogara, and 12 others.

“On that, I told the party there is no going back, and further informed them that more revelations will be made once investigation commences.”

Alleging that there is a plan to assassinate him, Jibrin said: “I believe Speaker Dogara, the 12 others and some vested interest within and outside the House, want to kill me. I no longer feel safe. I have carefully followed their desperation to suppress what will go down in history, as the biggest corruption case in Nigeria.

“I have prepared myself for any eventuality. I have spoken to my mum and dad extensively during the weekend. I have prepared my family. I have handed over a handwritten note and documents to a popular Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), a man of integrity and other persons that I believe will lay it bare, even if they succeed in killing me.

“After three days of careful observation and receiving information from very patriotic Nigerians, I discovered a grand plan by the group of two Governors and three former (House) Members, designed to provide soft-landing for Dogara and 12 others, give them time to clean up the mess on their desk, destroy whatever evidence in their possession, and reach, spread money across Members to buy signature of vote of confidence.

“Finally, these cabals of two Governors and three former Members have blocked every avenue that I can use to reach the President, so that he can get a different perspective on this issue.

“I am therefore, left with no choice than to plead with all out 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 the 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”.

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