Jibrin must be punished- Ado-Doguwa
Tue Aug 16, 2016 02:56:pm Politics
4.4K By Buchi Obichie
The Chief Whip of the House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado-Doguwa, said on Monday that the sacked Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin, would not escape punishment for "bringing the image of the legislature into disrepute."
Jibrin had accused the House Speaker, Yakubu Dogara; the Deputy Speaker, Yusuff Lasun; Chief Whip, Alhassan Ado-Doguwa; and the Minority Leader, Mr. Leo Ogor, of 'padding' the 2016 budget, and demanded Dogara's resignation as Speaker, to allow the anti-graft agencies investigate the allegations.
According to Ado-Doguwa, Jibrin's pronouncements were a "misrepresentation of facts" to destroy the House and avenge his removal as a Committee Chairman.
Describing the former Committee Chairman as a "coward," Ado-Doguwa, who is also from Jibrin's home state of Kano, added that his colleague had violated the rules of the House and must be punished.
The chief whip also threatened to sue Jibrin in his personal capacity after the House would have taken a position on him.
He said, "His rushing to court is sheer cowardice and an act of escapism. Jibrin's legal strategy is to deploy a judicial instrument to protect himself against possible sanctions from the House over his baseless and fictitious allegations to defame and destroy our integrity in the eyes of the Nigerian public.
"He has also succeeded in subjecting the National Assembly to disrepute and institutional damage, which apparently contravened our internal standing rules and specifically, sections 24 and 33 of the Legislatives Houses Powers and Privileges Act.
"These clear violations of our internal code of legislative conduct must attract legislative sanctions against Jibrin.
"Nigerians should know that the statements and pronouncements made by Jibrin were mere misrepresentation of facts.
"Having realised that he is already consumed, he is now resorting to the court options, (in) which I believe he will lose out as well."
Jibrin had accused the House Speaker, Yakubu Dogara; the Deputy Speaker, Yusuff Lasun; Chief Whip, Alhassan Ado-Doguwa; and the Minority Leader, Mr. Leo Ogor, of 'padding' the 2016 budget, and demanded Dogara's resignation as Speaker, to allow the anti-graft agencies investigate the allegations.
According to Ado-Doguwa, Jibrin's pronouncements were a "misrepresentation of facts" to destroy the House and avenge his removal as a Committee Chairman.
Describing the former Committee Chairman as a "coward," Ado-Doguwa, who is also from Jibrin's home state of Kano, added that his colleague had violated the rules of the House and must be punished.
The chief whip also threatened to sue Jibrin in his personal capacity after the House would have taken a position on him.
He said, "His rushing to court is sheer cowardice and an act of escapism. Jibrin's legal strategy is to deploy a judicial instrument to protect himself against possible sanctions from the House over his baseless and fictitious allegations to defame and destroy our integrity in the eyes of the Nigerian public.
"He has also succeeded in subjecting the National Assembly to disrepute and institutional damage, which apparently contravened our internal standing rules and specifically, sections 24 and 33 of the Legislatives Houses Powers and Privileges Act.
"These clear violations of our internal code of legislative conduct must attract legislative sanctions against Jibrin.
"Nigerians should know that the statements and pronouncements made by Jibrin were mere misrepresentation of facts.
"Having realised that he is already consumed, he is now resorting to the court options, (in) which I believe he will lose out as well."
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