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There are strong indications that peace moves by the All Progressives Congress to resolve the crisis in the House of Representatives over budget padding have failed.
PUNCH gathered that a former Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriation, Mr. Abdulmumin Jibrin, was insisting on investigations of the petitions he submitted to security agencies.
The party, it was learnt, after the meeting it held with Jibrin on Tuesday, had been appealing to the lawmaker to withdraw his petitions so that the crisis could be handled as “a family affair”, but the former chairman of the appropriation committee had yielded to the party’s request not to discuss the issue in the media, he had not agreed to withdraw his petitions.
A chieftain of the party, who confided in PUNCH said Jibrin told party leaders that since the Speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara, said padding was not a crime, security agents should be allowed to do their job by investigating the matter.
The APC National Working Committee member stated, “We are still trying to resolve the issue amicably. We have not been able to find an internal solution to the problem. Jibrin is insisting on pursuing the case.”
PUNCH gathered that a former Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriation, Mr. Abdulmumin Jibrin, was insisting on investigations of the petitions he submitted to security agencies.
The party, it was learnt, after the meeting it held with Jibrin on Tuesday, had been appealing to the lawmaker to withdraw his petitions so that the crisis could be handled as “a family affair”, but the former chairman of the appropriation committee had yielded to the party’s request not to discuss the issue in the media, he had not agreed to withdraw his petitions.
A chieftain of the party, who confided in PUNCH said Jibrin told party leaders that since the Speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara, said padding was not a crime, security agents should be allowed to do their job by investigating the matter.
The APC National Working Committee member stated, “We are still trying to resolve the issue amicably. We have not been able to find an internal solution to the problem. Jibrin is insisting on pursuing the case.”
