The embattled former Chairman, Appropriation Committee of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin, has said his allegations of corruption against the speaker, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, and some principal officials of the House stemmed from his desire to fight corruption. Jibrin made this known in a series of tweets where he said: ““This is what I have always wanted to do; fight and expose corruption in the House of Representatives. I have fought corruption internally in the House. Now, I cherish this rare opportunity to do it externally. Does that in anyway affect the substance of the allegations I have raised so far? The only reason why they wanted me out is my independent-mindedness, resistance to corruption and my refusal to “play ball” on abuse of office. I have pledged my continuous support and assistance to the security and anti-corruption agencies. Let me also state that contrary to some myopic opinion that it would affect the institution of the House, it will rather free the institution of the grip of corrupt vested interests, restore its integrity and shape it to become a pride to us.”
