Politics
Reps permit Jibrin to enter NASS, to answer query
The House of Representatives on Wednesday summoned its suspended Appropriation Committee chairman, Abdulmumin Jibrin to appear to answer to petitions against him.
He was therefore permitted to enter the premises of the National Assembly to come before the ethics and privileges committee, following fresh petitions against him.
Jibrin had got into trouble when he accused the Speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara and some principal officers, of having illegally padded the 2016 budget to the tune of over N40 billion.
In his fight to bring Dogara and the other down over the allegations, he was suspended for 180 days, and thereafter left the country for London, and is yet to return.
Read also: Nigerians want Dogara to step down over budget padding allegations
Hon. Ossai Nicholas Ossai moved a motion on the need to grant Jibrin fair hearing in respect of several petitions reportedly received by the House against him mostly from his Kiru/Bebeji, Kano State constituency.
According to him, the petitions were allegedly on his absenteeism and poor representation, while some allegedly also asked that he be investigated by the Code of Conduct Tribunal.
The House therefore resolved that Jibrin is permitted to enter the precincts of the House only for the purpose of appearing before the Committee on Ethics and Privileges which is investigating the petitions against him.
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