Following former Chairman, Committee on Appropriation, Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin’s latest allegations that leaders of the House of Representatives have reportedly pocketed “illegal” N10billion as office allowances between 2003 and 2016, the lawmakers have said the Kano rep. may need medical attention. Jibrin, an All Progressives Congress lawmaker, had on Friday last week, alleged that the 10 principal officers of the House had “embezzled” over N10bn allocated as “running costs” between 2003 and this year. The officers are the Speaker, Yakubu Dogara; Deputy Speaker, Yussuff Lasun; House Leader, Femi Gbajabiamila; Chief Whip, Alhassan Ado-Doguwa; Deputy Leader, Buba Jibril; Deputy Whip, Pally Iriase; Minority Leader, Mr. Leo Ogor ;Deputy Minority Leader, Chukwuka Onyeama; Minority Whip, Yakubu Barde; and Deputy Minority Whip, Binta Bello-Maigeri. Speaking on behalf of the leaders, Ogor said the rate Jibrin “churns out baseless figures” suggested that his “head should be examined urgently.” According to Ogor, “His case is fast getting out of hands. Honestly, he needs help to stop peddling lies and to deliberately rubbish the names of his colleagues and the institution of the National Assembly. I have seen that this man has an issue with his head and he should see a psychiatrist. Tests should be conducted on him urgently. I don’t know what he stands to gain by peddling lies against his colleagues.”
