Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, on Friday said the National Assembly has the constitutional right to “add or subtract” from the budget, stating that it is within their constitutional powers. He said this while talking about the current altercation between a former Chairman of the House of Representatives’ Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin, and the Speaker,... Read More

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July 28, 2016

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Why I’m just accusing Dogara of budget padding – Jibrin

The former chairman of the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee, Abdulmumin Jibrin has given reasons why he waited till now before accusing Speaker Dogara and other principal officers of corruption. He gave his reasons through a statement released on Thursday. Jibrin made allegations of budget fraud against Dogara and three other principal officers, Lasun Yusuf,... Read More

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July 27, 2016

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‘Jibrin added Kano film village into 2016 budget’ – House

Former Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin, was removed because of his corrupt acts and ‘total disregard for his colleagues’, the House of Assembly has said. This was stated by the spokesperson of the House, Abdulrazak Namadas, during a press conference in Abuja. The House noted that Jibrin was guilty of the accusations he... Read More

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July 26, 2016

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Budget padding: ‘I have been justified’ – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday, said that the recent accusation of budget padding by the House of Representative has justified his stance that the National Assembly is filled with corrupt persons. Speaking after his close door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Obasanjo noted that the best solution was to... Read More

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July 25, 2016

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Budget-Padding Tracker: SERAP asks EFCC to investigate Dogara, Jibrin

A rights advocacy group, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission to investigate the allegation of attempted budget padding leveled against the leadership of the House of Representatives. Former chairman of the House Committee on appropriation, Abdulmumin... Read More

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July 25, 2016

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Budget-Padding Tracker: Will Dogara suspend Jibrin from the House?

Following pressure from members of the House, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, may suspend former Appropriation Committee chairman, Abdulmumin Jibrin, the Nations reports. According to sources who spoke to the paper, members of the House had told Dogara to choose between them and Jibrin in light of the embarrassment brought on the... Read More

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July 25, 2016

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‘Dogara told me to pad 2016 budget with N20bn project’ | Jibrin sings like a bird

Former chairman of the federal house of representatives committee on appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin, on Sunday, accused the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, of surrounding himself with a cabal of corrupt people. According to a statement released by the lawmaker, the accusation of budget padding which he made earlier, was against the speaker and three... Read More

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July 22, 2016

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Budget padding allegations against me are lies – Reps Minority Leader

Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Rep. Leo Ogor, has said that the budget padding allegations levelled against him and other principal officials including Speaker Yakubu Dogàra, are not true. Ogor made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Friday. His words: “I don’t want to... Read More

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April 11, 2016

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‘Despicable, barefaced lies’ | Yakubu Dogara denies 2016 budget re-padding

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has denied reports by some media outfits that key infrastructural projects were removed from the proposed 2016 budget sent to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari. Following the submission of the revised budget to the Presidency, reports had emanated that President Buhari would not sign... Read More

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We have the right to add, subtract and adjust the budget – Ndume

Why I’m just accusing Dogara of budget padding – Jibrin

‘Jibrin added Kano film village into 2016 budget’ – House

Budget padding: ‘I have been justified’ – Obasanjo

Budget-Padding Tracker: SERAP asks EFCC to investigate Dogara, Jibrin

Budget-Padding Tracker: Will Dogara suspend Jibrin from the House?

‘Dogara told me to pad 2016 budget with N20bn project’ | Jibrin sings like a bird

Budget padding allegations against me are lies – Reps Minority Leader

‘Despicable, barefaced lies’ | Yakubu Dogara denies 2016 budget re-padding

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