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Budget padding: Ministry officials grilled, Dogara, others to be invited
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is intensifying a discreet investigation into the allegations made by the former Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Mr. Abdulmumin Jibrin, against the Speaker, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, and other principal officials of the House.
A top operative of the commission told The PUNCH on Tuesday that the operatives involved in the investigation into the allegations made by Jibrin was at an advanced stage.
The source said the commission had grilled officials of 16 federal ministries in connection with the probe into the allegations contained in the petition written to the commission by Jibrin, who was suspended by the House in September.
PUNCH, October 19
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