Buhari, Nigerians will Benefit Greatly from Budget Padding scandal – APC chieftain

 

A chieftain of the All progressive congress, Mr Osita Okechukwu, has stated that Pres. Muhammad Buhari and Nigerians in general will eventually be the greatest beneficiaries of the budget padding scandal currently rocking the House of Representatives.

The Director-General of the Voice of Nigeria, VON, stated this in Imo State, while fielding questions from newsmen at the burial of the former chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Abuja council, late Comrade Chuks Ehirim.

BUDGET PADDING: More Revelations by Hon. Jibrin

A former Chairman, House Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin, on Sunday said two state governors and three former members of the House of Reps were blocking him from meeting with President Muhammad Buhari to expose what really happened to him.

He added that the action was part of a perfected plot to provide a soft landing for Speaker Dogara.

Jibrin did not name the governors or the former Reps, but promised to expose them if they don't stop.

Budget Padding: Dogara, Jibrin, others to Appear Before Police For Investigation Today

Speaker of the House of Reps, Sp. Yakubu Dogara, his deputy Yusuff Lasun, Chief Whip Ado Doguwa and Minority Leader Leo Ogor will today appear before a police special investigative panel.

The panel, set up by the acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Ibrahim Idris, is expected to probe the allegations of padding the 2016 budget leveled against them by Abdulmumin Jibrin.

Hon. Jibrin Explained How Speaker Dogara Bribe LawMakers With $25,000

Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin has boasted how how that Speaker Yakubu Dogara, handed out $25,000 to lawmakers so that they could pass a vote of confidence on him.

Jibrin disclosed that Dogara opened a register at his Asokoro guest house, Abuja where each member who signed was handed the cash he gave out.

In the allegation, Hon. Jirbin said the Chairman, House Committee on Basic Education, Mr. Zakari Mohammed, coordinated the how the money was shared.