Former House of Representative Chairman of Appropriation Committee Abdulmimin Jibrin has made 82 comments on the budget padding scandal rocking the house despite APC’s order he desist from doing so.
The ‘born-again anti-corruption crusader’ took to his twitter page with the handle;
@AbdulAbmJ to say more about the scandal.
See Tweets below:
It has once again become necessary for me to make some statements, clarifications&further revelations. read tweet 1-82 for more revelations.
1-As you are aware,my party the APC has intervened in the current crisis,following allegns of corruption embezzlement&gross abuse of office.
2-I leveled against Speaker Yakubu Dogara, three other principal officers and 9 other members, of which none had responded to any. 4-they have resorted to using every tactics to narrow the allegations to only issue of padding, which in itself is a grievous offense,
3-As I said earlier, it is only the 13 members of the House that are on trial not the House of Representative as an institution.Surprisingly.
4-they have resorted to using every tactics to narrow the allegations to only issue of padding, which in itself is a grievous offense. 14-On that,I told the party there is no going back and further informed them that more revelations will be made once investigation commences
5-ignoring tens of other criminal allegations contained in my petition to the anti-corruption agencies. In doing so,
6-they mischievously expanded the scope of the culpability to give an impression that the entire House, Senate and even
7-the Executive arm of government and some individuals outside NASS are on trial.
8-This is a wicked attempt to drag many institutions &individuals into the matter to neutralize the issue, spread fear and sell the dummy
9-that the entire country will go down if this matter is dealt with decisively,the biggest blackmail on the entire country I have ever seen7-the Executive arm of government and some individuals outside NASS are on trial.
10-Nigerians should know that the whole agenda of this blackmail is being coordinated by two serving Governors and three former members
11-I will give their names in due course. They have been running pillar to post and I keep wondering what really are they afraid of
12-The meeting with the party went very well and in all honesty they were very objective and showed understanding.
13-I told the party that I will be part of any peaceful resolution EXCEPT the criminal allegations I have raised against Dogara&12 others
14-On that,I told the party there is no going back and further informed them that more revelations will be made once investigation commences
15- I also informed the party that I will stand as witness against them and provide every support that will help investigation
16-and prosecution of these 13 extremely corrupt members. The party wrote and asked that Dogara and I should stop further public statements
17- I respected the party and stopped further statement but kept a close watch on what was going on. Of course I have my network everywhere
18-After three days of careful observation and receiving information from very patriotic Nigerians, I discovered a grand plan by
19-the group of two Governors and three former members designed to provide soft-landing for Dogara and 12 others, give them time
20-to clean up the mess on their desk,destroy whatever evidence in their possession and reach spread money across members to buy signature
21-try to scare and drag as many people as they can into this matter, invade the party and top government officials and influential people
22-that have the ears of the president and try to change the media and public narrative by embarking on very expensive media campaign
23-to discredit&attack my person with all manner of lies they can concoct.I have made it a duty to respond to all the allegations against me
24- The latest they brought up this weekend has already been taken care of in my soon-to-be-released memoir
25-But I have decided not to wait until my birthday September to release it.I will start releasing the memoir in piecemeal moment from now
26-so that answers to their cheap blackmail, including the junk and lies they peddle in the media, will be provided. 28-He promised to reach the Speaker. On Friday the Speaker spoke to the press after meeting the president on the matter,
27-While I was determined to observe the ceasefire, Dogara and his group of few rogues didn't. I called Sen Lawali Shuaibu and complained30-Iam completely convinced that the two Governors and three former members were already at work
28 He promised to reach the Speaker. On Friday the Speaker spoke to the press after meeting the president on the matter,
29-and they launched a several massive attack on me in the media, while the party is keeping a sealed lip. can they blame me for talking
30-Iam completely convinced that the two Governors and three former members were already at work
31- I know them like the palms of my hands, and I know how they operate. But Almighty God is more than them
32-I was shocked and dumbfounded when I saw the Speaker on television saying padding is not an offense
33-not because of the disgraceful contradiction after clearly stating that I was "sacked" for padding but I could not believe
34-he could have the temerity to make such reckless, insensitive, arrogant and fraudulent statement right within the sanctity of the
35-Presidential Villa, a place that symbolizes zero tolerance for corruption. If you watched the Speaker on the screen talking,
36- you can clearly see that from his face, cap, Agbada, down to his shoes, it was a radiation of corruption, dirty money, monumental fraud
37-and abuse of office. It was irritating to see such character around the corridors of power
38-He didn't know that by that statement he has clearly confirmed my allegation that he and 3 others connived with some committee chairmen
39-to insert into the budget over 2,000 items worth 284billion naira. No wonder he refused to take action despite my complaint
40-Now that I have provided evidence that he&3 others masterminded the insertion of 40 billion into budget, another wasteful 20billion naira
41- and attempt to force me to insert another 30billion naira into the budget. So padding is no longer an offense???!
42-So the Speaker is saying the nine roads he inserted into the budget which he fraudulently sandwiched into 4 roads and inserted
43-billions into that without any design or costing is not an offense?Or the water project he hijacked from the budget and took to his farm
44-is not an offense? Or moving ten solar boreholes to a place that probably requires just two is not an offense?
45-This has really proved that Speaker Dogara is the son, father, grand father and great grand father of padding! Nigerians are watching!!!
46-Let me make further revelations here. In addition to the allegations I already made,the anti-corruption agencies should ask Speaker Dogara
47-why on earth he collects 25million naira monthly &spend it the way he wants. They should also ask him to provide proof ofhow he is funding
48-his farm in Nasarawa State which was just few hectares six months ago and now miraculously expands to about 100 hectares with
49-new buildings and state-of-the-art equipment worth millions as well as the mansion he has suddenly built in Wuse II within six months.
50-It will be unfair to drag the Senate or senators into this. Everyone knows that it is the House that has commanding powers of appropriation
51-There is nothing in the senate appropriation committee secretariat, that is why I requested for the protection of only that of the House
52-when I heard Dogara was planning to destroy the computers and the hardware. The Senate president was too busy then to even get involved
53-He was always receiving what I later realized was skeletal briefing from the Speaker. It is a strong tradition of the National Assembly
54-that in an event of disagreement between standing committee of the Senate and the House, that of the House supersedes
55-That was exactly what we did on 2016 budget except that of Health, where we adopted the report of the Senate because
56-the chairman House Committee on Health practically converted the budget to his personal estate, moving massive amount of money that made
57-the whole exercise looked like a big joke. I heard the chairman Hon Chike Okafor talking, trying to put defence on TV,
58-and I simply said truly looters have no shame in Nigeria. The Minister of Health Prof Adewale is alive to testify
59-and he knows the role I played to get the health budget, atleast to an implementable shape.
60-All govt&security agencies&top government functionaries should be wary of the activities of these two governors and three former members
61-going round trying to blackmail the Senate and the Executive arm of government in order to diffuse and neutralize the allegations
62-that will change the history of NASS for good. We may never have this kind of opportunity to deal decisively with corruption in the House
63-We may never! If you observe carefully, you will notice attempts last week to wickedly drag the Senate, DSS, SGF & others into this matter
64-This is all orchestrated by the group of five and Speaker Dogara. Nobody is in a better position than me to know who the culprits are
65-The next time you see them in your offices trying to blackmail you that these allegations will bring down the whole country,
66-report them to the police immediately. These allegations are on Speaker Dogara and 12 others and will not in anyway bring down
67-the House, the Senate or the Executive arm of government as they are claiming in their widely spread propaganda.
68-Part of the grand plan is also to peg the blackmail on religious line. Speaker Dogara forgot that it was me,
69- a Muslim from North West that spearheaded his election despite all the challenges I faced.
70-I believe Speaker Dogara, the 12 others and some vested interest within and outside the House wants to kill me. I no longer feel safe
71-I have carefully followed their desperation to suppress what will go down in history as the biggest corruption case in Nigeria
72- I have prepared myself for any eventuality. I have spoken to my mum and dad extensively during the weekend. I have prepared my family
73- I have handed a handwritten note and documents to a SAN,a man of integrity&other persons that I believe will lay it bare if they kill me
74-It is a fact that all the members that signed for Dogara's vote of confidence collected money in a shameful and disgraceful exercise
75-and despite that the consensus remains the Speaker must step aside and face external investigation.
76-Finally, this cabal of two governors & 3former members have blocked every avenue that I can use to reach the President so that he can get
77-a different perspective on this issue. Iam therefore left with no choice than to plead with all our former Heads of State,
78-Gen Yakubu Gowon, Gen Olusegun Obasanjo, Alh Shehu Shagari, Gen Ibrahim Babangida, Chief Enest Shonekan, Gen Abdulsalam Abubakar
79-and Dr Goodluck Jonathan and the diplomatic community,Ambassador of the United States of America,High Commissioner of United Kingdom,
80-the German and French Ambassadors and all well-meaning Nigerians to join in the call on the corrupt and fraudulent Speaker Dogara
81-and 3 others to reconvene the House immediately, step aside and allow for external investigation and also call on the anti-corruption
82-agencies to expedite action on investigation and commencement of prosecution in line with the anti corruption stands of this government.
The ‘born-again anti-corruption crusader’ took to his twitter page with the handle;
@AbdulAbmJ to say more about the scandal.
See Tweets below:
It has once again become necessary for me to make some statements, clarifications&further revelations. read tweet 1-82 for more revelations.
1-As you are aware,my party the APC has intervened in the current crisis,following allegns of corruption embezzlement&gross abuse of office.
2-I leveled against Speaker Yakubu Dogara, three other principal officers and 9 other members, of which none had responded to any. 4-they have resorted to using every tactics to narrow the allegations to only issue of padding, which in itself is a grievous offense,
3-As I said earlier, it is only the 13 members of the House that are on trial not the House of Representative as an institution.Surprisingly.
4-they have resorted to using every tactics to narrow the allegations to only issue of padding, which in itself is a grievous offense. 14-On that,I told the party there is no going back and further informed them that more revelations will be made once investigation commences
5-ignoring tens of other criminal allegations contained in my petition to the anti-corruption agencies. In doing so,
6-they mischievously expanded the scope of the culpability to give an impression that the entire House, Senate and even
7-the Executive arm of government and some individuals outside NASS are on trial.
8-This is a wicked attempt to drag many institutions &individuals into the matter to neutralize the issue, spread fear and sell the dummy
9-that the entire country will go down if this matter is dealt with decisively,the biggest blackmail on the entire country I have ever seen7-the Executive arm of government and some individuals outside NASS are on trial.
10-Nigerians should know that the whole agenda of this blackmail is being coordinated by two serving Governors and three former members
11-I will give their names in due course. They have been running pillar to post and I keep wondering what really are they afraid of
12-The meeting with the party went very well and in all honesty they were very objective and showed understanding.
13-I told the party that I will be part of any peaceful resolution EXCEPT the criminal allegations I have raised against Dogara&12 others
14-On that,I told the party there is no going back and further informed them that more revelations will be made once investigation commences
15- I also informed the party that I will stand as witness against them and provide every support that will help investigation
16-and prosecution of these 13 extremely corrupt members. The party wrote and asked that Dogara and I should stop further public statements
17- I respected the party and stopped further statement but kept a close watch on what was going on. Of course I have my network everywhere
18-After three days of careful observation and receiving information from very patriotic Nigerians, I discovered a grand plan by
19-the group of two Governors and three former members designed to provide soft-landing for Dogara and 12 others, give them time
20-to clean up the mess on their desk,destroy whatever evidence in their possession and reach spread money across members to buy signature
21-try to scare and drag as many people as they can into this matter, invade the party and top government officials and influential people
22-that have the ears of the president and try to change the media and public narrative by embarking on very expensive media campaign
23-to discredit&attack my person with all manner of lies they can concoct.I have made it a duty to respond to all the allegations against me
24- The latest they brought up this weekend has already been taken care of in my soon-to-be-released memoir
25-But I have decided not to wait until my birthday September to release it.I will start releasing the memoir in piecemeal moment from now
26-so that answers to their cheap blackmail, including the junk and lies they peddle in the media, will be provided. 28-He promised to reach the Speaker. On Friday the Speaker spoke to the press after meeting the president on the matter,
27-While I was determined to observe the ceasefire, Dogara and his group of few rogues didn't. I called Sen Lawali Shuaibu and complained30-Iam completely convinced that the two Governors and three former members were already at work
28 He promised to reach the Speaker. On Friday the Speaker spoke to the press after meeting the president on the matter,
29-and they launched a several massive attack on me in the media, while the party is keeping a sealed lip. can they blame me for talking
30-Iam completely convinced that the two Governors and three former members were already at work
31- I know them like the palms of my hands, and I know how they operate. But Almighty God is more than them
32-I was shocked and dumbfounded when I saw the Speaker on television saying padding is not an offense
33-not because of the disgraceful contradiction after clearly stating that I was "sacked" for padding but I could not believe
34-he could have the temerity to make such reckless, insensitive, arrogant and fraudulent statement right within the sanctity of the
35-Presidential Villa, a place that symbolizes zero tolerance for corruption. If you watched the Speaker on the screen talking,
36- you can clearly see that from his face, cap, Agbada, down to his shoes, it was a radiation of corruption, dirty money, monumental fraud
37-and abuse of office. It was irritating to see such character around the corridors of power
38-He didn't know that by that statement he has clearly confirmed my allegation that he and 3 others connived with some committee chairmen
39-to insert into the budget over 2,000 items worth 284billion naira. No wonder he refused to take action despite my complaint
40-Now that I have provided evidence that he&3 others masterminded the insertion of 40 billion into budget, another wasteful 20billion naira
41- and attempt to force me to insert another 30billion naira into the budget. So padding is no longer an offense???!
42-So the Speaker is saying the nine roads he inserted into the budget which he fraudulently sandwiched into 4 roads and inserted
43-billions into that without any design or costing is not an offense?Or the water project he hijacked from the budget and took to his farm
44-is not an offense? Or moving ten solar boreholes to a place that probably requires just two is not an offense?
45-This has really proved that Speaker Dogara is the son, father, grand father and great grand father of padding! Nigerians are watching!!!
46-Let me make further revelations here. In addition to the allegations I already made,the anti-corruption agencies should ask Speaker Dogara
47-why on earth he collects 25million naira monthly &spend it the way he wants. They should also ask him to provide proof ofhow he is funding
48-his farm in Nasarawa State which was just few hectares six months ago and now miraculously expands to about 100 hectares with
49-new buildings and state-of-the-art equipment worth millions as well as the mansion he has suddenly built in Wuse II within six months.
50-It will be unfair to drag the Senate or senators into this. Everyone knows that it is the House that has commanding powers of appropriation
51-There is nothing in the senate appropriation committee secretariat, that is why I requested for the protection of only that of the House
52-when I heard Dogara was planning to destroy the computers and the hardware. The Senate president was too busy then to even get involved
53-He was always receiving what I later realized was skeletal briefing from the Speaker. It is a strong tradition of the National Assembly
54-that in an event of disagreement between standing committee of the Senate and the House, that of the House supersedes
55-That was exactly what we did on 2016 budget except that of Health, where we adopted the report of the Senate because
56-the chairman House Committee on Health practically converted the budget to his personal estate, moving massive amount of money that made
57-the whole exercise looked like a big joke. I heard the chairman Hon Chike Okafor talking, trying to put defence on TV,
58-and I simply said truly looters have no shame in Nigeria. The Minister of Health Prof Adewale is alive to testify
59-and he knows the role I played to get the health budget, atleast to an implementable shape.
60-All govt&security agencies&top government functionaries should be wary of the activities of these two governors and three former members
61-going round trying to blackmail the Senate and the Executive arm of government in order to diffuse and neutralize the allegations
62-that will change the history of NASS for good. We may never have this kind of opportunity to deal decisively with corruption in the House
63-We may never! If you observe carefully, you will notice attempts last week to wickedly drag the Senate, DSS, SGF & others into this matter
64-This is all orchestrated by the group of five and Speaker Dogara. Nobody is in a better position than me to know who the culprits are
65-The next time you see them in your offices trying to blackmail you that these allegations will bring down the whole country,
66-report them to the police immediately. These allegations are on Speaker Dogara and 12 others and will not in anyway bring down
67-the House, the Senate or the Executive arm of government as they are claiming in their widely spread propaganda.
68-Part of the grand plan is also to peg the blackmail on religious line. Speaker Dogara forgot that it was me,
69- a Muslim from North West that spearheaded his election despite all the challenges I faced.
70-I believe Speaker Dogara, the 12 others and some vested interest within and outside the House wants to kill me. I no longer feel safe
71-I have carefully followed their desperation to suppress what will go down in history as the biggest corruption case in Nigeria
72- I have prepared myself for any eventuality. I have spoken to my mum and dad extensively during the weekend. I have prepared my family
73- I have handed a handwritten note and documents to a SAN,a man of integrity&other persons that I believe will lay it bare if they kill me
74-It is a fact that all the members that signed for Dogara's vote of confidence collected money in a shameful and disgraceful exercise
75-and despite that the consensus remains the Speaker must step aside and face external investigation.
76-Finally, this cabal of two governors & 3former members have blocked every avenue that I can use to reach the President so that he can get
77-a different perspective on this issue. Iam therefore left with no choice than to plead with all our former Heads of State,
78-Gen Yakubu Gowon, Gen Olusegun Obasanjo, Alh Shehu Shagari, Gen Ibrahim Babangida, Chief Enest Shonekan, Gen Abdulsalam Abubakar
79-and Dr Goodluck Jonathan and the diplomatic community,Ambassador of the United States of America,High Commissioner of United Kingdom,
80-the German and French Ambassadors and all well-meaning Nigerians to join in the call on the corrupt and fraudulent Speaker Dogara
81-and 3 others to reconvene the House immediately, step aside and allow for external investigation and also call on the anti-corruption
82-agencies to expedite action on investigation and commencement of prosecution in line with the anti corruption stands of this government.
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