The former Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations,Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin has again called for the resignation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, Deputy Speaker Yusuf Lasun, Whip Alhassan Doguwa and the Minority Leader of the House, Leo Ogor. Jibrin reiterated this call in a 17-page letter to members of the House of Representatives. The letter which was dated 16th September 2016, stated in parts that: “The truth of the matter is that I stood against corruption. I stood against budget fraud. The Speaker and the 3 Principal Officers saw me as a stumbling block to a free flow of corruption and budget fraud. They desperately wanted me out. That is why despite the fact that I told him of my decision to resign, from his pronouncement, he had wished he fired me. I have stated repeatedly that I did nothing wrong in the 2016 budget, I did not abuse my office or corruptly enrich myself in the 5 years I have been in the House.
I have stated repeatedly that anybody that has an allegation against me in that regard should feel free and bring it up. The pronouncement of my questionable “sack” on the floor was immediately followed by a heavy campaign of calumny in the media spreading falsehood against my person and family sponsored by Speaker Dogara and in several instances using the House spokesperson and later his spokesman until some patriotic members called the House spokesperson to order. But that was a joke compared to what followed after the close of session on Thursday, July 21, 2016. The plan is to execute my “sack” just before the recess so that by the time we return I would have been buried and the issue forgotten. I promised Mr. Speaker on July 21st that this issue will never be swept under the carpet.”
