Jibrin warns House against suspension

Erstwhile chairman of the House of Representatives Appropriation Committee, Abdulmumin Jibrin, Tuesday expressed deep apprehension over his imminent suspension from the House that may follow the outcome of the Ethics and Privileges Committee’s investigative hearing which he shunned.

Jibrin at a press briefing Tuesday, warned the House over his suspension on a matter, which he said was already in court.

The lawmaker who said slamming suspension on him would amount to contempt of court, said he refused to attend the
committee’s sessions as it never communicated to him in his letter of invitation the offences that he was accused of.

He further said the committee was not able to restore his confidence on it as he had severally complained of the meddlesomeness of its chairman, Ossai Nicholas Ossai, on the allegations he raised against Speaker Yakubu Dogara that led to his alleged misconduct.

“I was not served notice of the allegations by the Ethics Committee. I didn’t know what I was to defend myself of. They only told me in their invitation that the House referred a motion to them and that I should come with relevant documents,” Jibrin claimed.

He said he was interested in knowing how he breeched the privileges of members and those he breeched their privileges and not for the House to lump everything together.

Jibrin said he was giving the committee till the end of this week to investigate the allegations he raised against Dogara and others, otherwise, he would go out of his way to expose the shoddy deal of each member of the committee.

He said he was not ready to stop the anti-corruption struggle and would never lobby any member to join him if that is what they are waiting for, adding that he is ready to stand alone to the end.

He was however of the opinion that the support Dogara was enjoying presently was cosmetics, as he allegedly blackmailed members into it, assuring that he would expose the blackmail soon.

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