#BudgetPaddingTracker: Jibrin will be punished – Chief Whip

#BudgetPaddingTracker: Jibrin will be punished – Chief Whip

Following budget padding allegations made by former Chairman House Committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin, the Chief Whip of the House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado-Doguwa on Monday said Jibrin would be punished for “bringing the image of the legislature into disrepute.” Doguwa claimed that Jibrin’s accusations were made to avenge his removal as a committee chairman... Read More

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August 16, 2016

#BudgetPaddingTracker: 5 reasons we shouldn’t take Jibrin serious anymore

Former Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin has been on a media campaign against Speaker Yakubu Dogara and some other members of the House of Representatives over alleged budget padding activities. Jibrin had accused Dogara and three other principal officers of the House of padding the 2016 national budget to the tune... Read More

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August 15, 2016

#BudgetPaddingTracker: Jibrin apologizes to APC for supporting Dogara’s emergence as Speaker

The former Chairman of the House of Representatives committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin on Monday apologized to the All Progressives Congress, APC for supporting the emergence of Yakubu Dogara as Speaker of the House against the wish of the party. He made the apology via a series of tweets this morning while continuing his budget... Read More

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August 14, 2016

Budget-Padding Tracker: EFCC to quiz Jibrin over N418m contracts

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, will reportedly grill former Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin over a petition it received on allegations of fraudulent award of contracts worth N418m. According to reports, Jibrin was earlier quizzed on Tuesday by the EFCC over allegations of N17bn money laundering. The petition which... Read More

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August 13, 2016

Budget-Padding Tracker: Jibrin returned to tweet this evening…

It appears the budget padding crisis in the House of Representatives won’t vanish anytime soon, as the major parties involved keep engaging in ceaseless war of words. Earlier today, the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Yakubu Dogara who has been accused of padding the budget to the tune of over N40bn, took to Twitter to make clarifications on... Read More

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August 13, 2016

Budget-Padding Tracker: ‘I’m not above the law – Dogara

Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara has finally broken his silence on the budget padding allegations leveled against him by a former chairman of the Appropriation Committee, Abdulmumin Jibrin. The speaker made this known in a thread of tweets on Saturday via his Twitter account, @SpeakerDogara. Dogara said his statements on the issue... Read More

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August 13, 2016

Budget-Padding Tracker: Jibrin files suits against possible arrest, suspension

The displaced Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin has approached the Federal High Court to seek injunction against his possible arrest by the police and suspension from the House of Representatives. Jibrin had accused Speaker, Yakubu Dogara and three other principal officers of the House of padding the 2016 national budget to... Read More

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August 12, 2016

Budget-Padding Tracker: APC says it won’t sanction Dogara, Jibrin

The All Progressives Congress on Thursday said it would not sanction the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara as well as the former Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin over budget padding allegations between them. The Deputy National Chairman of the party, Lawal Shuaibu, said this while briefing newsmen at... Read More

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August 11, 2016

Budget-Padding Tracker: Why I cannot be investigated | Dogara speaks

Following budget padding allegations against him, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara on Thursday explained why he failed to honour the invitation of the Police Special Investigating Panel. Dogara, explained at an interactive session with Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, in Abuja, on one-year review of the 8th House of Representatives Legislative Agenda. According... Read More

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August 11, 2016

Budget-Padding Tracker: Jibrin ‘supporters’ under pressure

Some members of the House of Representatives have said that the neither the police nor the EFCC has the power to investigate legislative activities. This was as they were taking their stands on the budget padding allegations lingering in the House of Representatives. An official of the House said, “The 1999 Constitution (as amended), particularly... Read More

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August 10, 2016

The Explainer: Jibrin/Dogara budget padding controversy – The story so far

To understand the current budget padding controversy in the House of Representatives, you have to also look back at the entire 2016 budget process itself. On December 22nd 2015, President Buhari gave his budget speech at a joint sitting of the National Assembly, but the line items were not submitted to lawmakers before they went... Read More

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August 10, 2016

Buhari didn’t sign a padded budget – Presidency

The 2016 national budget signed by President Buhari was not padded, the Presidency said on Tuesday. This claim was made by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Ita Enang; and the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters, Ismail Kawu with regards to the budget padding... Read More

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August 10, 2016

Budget-Padding Tracker: EFCC grills Jibrin, to invite Dogara

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday grilled the former chairman of the House committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin over his budget padding allegations. Jibrin had accused Speaker Dogara, the Deputy Speaker, Yusuff Lasun; the Chief Whip, Alhassan Ado-Doguwa; the Minority Leader, Leo Ogor, and nine others of alleged involvement in the padding of... Read More

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Budget-Padding Tracker: Blabbing is fast becoming the hallmark of Jibrin – Hon. Okafor

The chairman of the House Committee on Health Services, Chike John Okafor has denied the allegation by former chairman of the House committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin that he moved massive amount of money from the health budget. Okafor noted that Jibrin made the allegation without saying specifically, where the money was moved from and... Read More

Budget-Padding Tracker: I received 1.4bn for constituency projects – Leo Ogor

Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Leo Ogor, has stated that he received the sum of 1.4bn Naira for constituency projects in the 2016 budget. Ogor made the disclosure while addressing his constituents at Oleh, Isoko South Local Government Area, Delta State. Giving a stewardship of his account, Ogor noted that he did not do anything... Read More

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Budget-Padding Tracker: 3 versions of 2016 budget submitted to police

Ousted House of Representatives Appropriations Committee chairman Abdulmumin Jibrin yesterday sent three versions of the 2016 budget to the police as the force began investigations of his allegation of padding. According to The Nation, the Special Investigation Panel (SIP) of the force has started sieving the documents to isolate the padded areas. Jibrin had petitioned the... Read More

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Budget-Padding Tracker: EFCC starts probe of Senate Committee on Appropriations

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has started the probe of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, following the alleged padding of the 2016 national budget. The allegations were made by the former Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations, Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin against Speaker, Yakubu Dogara and other principal officers of the... Read More

August 7, 2016

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Budget-Padding Tracker: Jibrin defies APC’s directives, indicts 2 governors

The former chairman House of Representatives committee on Appropriation Abdulmumin Jibrin has defied an order by his party, the All Progressives Congress, APC barring him from speaking to the press on the issue of budget padding in any manner. Jibrin had been summoned by the APC to its secretariat were he was barred from speaking... Read More

August 7, 2016

SERAP blasts Dogara, says budget padding is corruption

Civil Rights Group Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has blasted the Speaker of the House of Representatives Mr Yakubu Dogara for his statement that “budget padding is not a crime under Nigerian law.” Dogara made the statement while fielding questions from statehouse correspondents minutes after he held a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential... Read More

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August 7, 2016

Falana warns APC against stopping budget padding investigation

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria and human rights activist Femi Falana has warned the All Progressives Congress APC against interfering in the budget padding scandal rocking the House of Representatives. According to The Punch, Falana said that Dogara should be given the benefit of the doubt, adding that the issue of prosecution does not arise at... Read More

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Budget-Padding Tracker: Jibrin complies with APC directive, stops public comments

The former Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has put on hold his media war against Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, following the All Progressives Congress directive compelling him to stop further comments on the matter. Jibrin had alleged that Dogara and three other principal officers padded the 2016 national budget and... Read More

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Budget padding is not an offence, I won’t resign – Dogara

Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara says budget padding is not an offence. Dogara made the statement while speaking with statehouse correspondents shortly after he met with President Buhari. He also said that he would not resign his position as speaker despite the allegations leveled against him by Honourable Abdulmumin Jibrin. More to... Read More

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Just In: Buhari, Dogara in closed-door meeting

Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara is presently in a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari. The meeting is believed to be in line with the budget padding allegations leveled against the speaker by a former chairman of the House committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin. Dogara arrived for the meeting at 2:15pm.... Read More

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Budget-Padding Tracker: Northern students call for Jibrin’s probe

Northern Nigerian Students’ Association, NONSA, has called for the probe of former Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin over his allegations that the 2016 national budget was padded. Briefing newsmen on Thursday, in Sokoto, President of NONSA, Comrade Basheer Gorau said Jibrin was in charge of the budget for a year, stating that... Read More

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August 4, 2016

Budget-Padding Tracker: Jibrin is an inconsequential, unintelligent fellow – Deputy Chief of Staff, Speaker

The Deputy Chief of Staff to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. C.I.D Maduabum, has said claims by former Chairman House Committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin that Speaker Dogara is giving out $25,000 to members of the House to support him are not true. Maduabum said this in a statement he released on... Read More

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August 2, 2016

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Budget-Padding Tracker: APC says it cannot discipline Jibrin

The former chairman of the House of Representatives Appropriation committee, Abdulmumin Jibrin on Tuesday met with leaders of the All Progressives Congress, APC at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja over the budget padding issue rocking the House. According to Premium Times the party said that it sent an invitation letter to Jibrin because he deliberately made... Read More

August 2, 2016

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Just In: Jibrin meets with APC leaders over budget padding allegations

The former Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin is currently in a meeting with the leadership of the All Progre‎ssives Congress (APC), following his claims that Speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara padded the 2016 national budget to the tune of N40 billion. According to Vanguard, Jibrin arrived the secretariat around 2:09pm... Read More

August 1, 2016

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Budget-Padding Tracker: Gbajabiamila opens up

The budget padding scandal in the House of Representatives is one issue that would continue to be spken about in days and weeks to come. Accusations and counter-accusations keep flying from left, right and centre. The man in the eye of the storm, Hon, Abdulmumin Jibrin is not backing out as he has approached anti-graft... Read More

August 1, 2016

Budget-Padding Tracker: Committee Chairman denies allegations, dares Jibrin

Following allegations by former Chairman House Committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin that some committee chairmen padded the budget with 2000 fictitious projects worth N284b, one of them has denied it. Zakari Mohammed, Chairman of the committee on Basic Education has denied having any knowledge about Jibrin’s allegations in a statement released on Monday. Jibrin had... Read More