The U.K chapter of the Nigerians In the Diaspora Monitoring Group have accused the former chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin of engaging in a media war with the speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara as a ploy to gain sympathy of Nigerians after he was sacked for his role in the manipulation of the budget.
The group said Speaker Dogara deserves commendation for sacking the
former chairman, saying that singular action is in line with the anti
corruption war of the current administration.
In an electronic message to journalists, UK Representative of the
group, Adeka Onyila said it is sad that at a time when parliaments of
other nations are exploring ways to protect their economies from the
global slow down, our lawmakers are robbing the populace in the name of
working on the budget.
He accused Jibrin of attacking the leadership of the House as a form of
defence. But warned that such antics has failed as Nigerians are now
wiser.
He said, "Instead of showing remorse as one would expect in 2016
Nigeria he went on denial – first he claimed he resigned and not sacked
only for him to turn around and start making spurious accusations
against others.
"We hereby call on Members of the House of Representatives, the
disgruntled ones, to stop giving Nigeria a bad name abroad. We say this
because we have observed with alarm that some of them are lining up
behind Jibrin to back him against the house leadership when he should be
censured. Such ridiculous support could only be driven by a desire to
make political gains out of the lies cooked up by Jibrin to save his
hide."
"We rather demand that the Speaker of the House, Honorable Yakubu
Dogara should be commended for triggering the anti-corruption fight in
the National Assembly and having the political will to challenge the
status quo by relieving the former Appropriation Chairman of his post.
Hon. Dogara deserves an award for sacking Jibrin since it is now clear
that the action he took against his colleague saved the parliament and
the ailing Nigerian economy from total collapse that would have been
caused by global reaction to a country that would appear not to be
interested in tackling graft.
The Nigeria in Diaspora Monitoring Group urged the people of
Kiru/Bebeji Federal constituency of Kano State to immediately commence
the recall of Jibrin in the spirit of joining the fight against
corruption.
He said without looking closely, they can easily see that instead of
representing them in line with the mandate they gave him he has built
for himself a life of living above his means.
He said, "All his gimmick of claiming he resigned as opposed to being
sacked, his inglorious petitions to anticorruption agencies and the
barrage of media propaganda are merely his own idea of acting fast to
gain the sympathy of constituents and to avoid possible arrest with the
consequent prosecution.
The group wondered why Jibrin will be the one petitioning the anti
corruption agencies. He said Jibrin must withdraw his so called
petitions to the EFCC and the DSS so that neutral NGOs or lawmakers
without vested interests should be the one to initiate the demand for
investigation.
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