President Muhammadu Buhari, was reportedly in shock on Monday, August 29, as security agencies have begun investigations and profiling of assets both in Nigeria and abroad, allegedly owned by a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and former Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin.
Post-Nigeria, gathered that the embattled Lawmaker, who is now a self styled anti-corruption crusader, is said to have multi-billion naira assets in Nigeria, Dubai, United Kingdom, United States of America, Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
Jibrin, had at the weekend, confessed to being a beneficiary of a questionable office maintenance allowance for Members of the House of Reps, to the tune of N650 million.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is already investigating him.
This revelation came barely a day after he accused the 10 principal officers of the House, of sharing more than N10 billion in fraudulent proceeds.
The Kano-born Lawmaker, who regretted taking the loot, however, promised that he would explain how he used his ill-gotten N650 million.
He said: “I have records and account of how I spent every penny that I have taken.“In fact, it has been published in a 150-page book. “However, I have never been comfortable with the money! Thank God the wasteful allowances regime has reached its waterloo! The country and House will be better off!”Jibrin had confirmed.
However, a reliable source in the National Assembly close to the Presidency, revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari had directed security agencies to do a thorough background check on Jibrin.
According to the source, it was discovered that Jibrin owns multi-billion naira assets scattered both in Nigeria and abroad, adding that the security agencies, including the EFCC, have made appreciable success, and are still working.
The source said: “I want to let you know that because of the series of allegations being churned out by the former Appropriation Chairman, the Presidency had directed security agencies to do background checks on him, and the report revealed damning things about him.“The preliminary report shows that he has properties worth billions of naira here in Nigeria, Dubai, US, UK, Switzerland and Liechtenstein. In fact, by what I gathered, Jibrin is far richer than imagined.”
According to the source, the President was shocked at the revelations so far made. “His assets are stupendous and the presidency is still shocked at how he made such wealth. Although, it is understood he was into business, the source of his assets is being tracked by the security agencies,” the source added.
He said the security apparatus have also compiled list of his activities when he was Chairman of the House Committee on Finance, during the 7th Assembly.
The source further explained that it was because of these investigations that Jibrin has not been allowed access to President Buhari, since the budget padding scandal broke out.
“This must have informed the decision of the Villa not to grant him access to the President. Buhari was said to have been irked by the amount of stupendous wealth he has garnered at a youthful age,” the source disclosed.
Recall, that Jibrin had, at the beginning of his allegations against Speaker Yakubu Dogara and other members of the House, cried foul over deliberate efforts to stall his access to the President.
According to the source, Jibrin’s decision to confess that he also benefited from the alleged illegal allowances to Members of the House, was taken after news got to him that the Presidency had ordered a secret investigation into his assets.
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