A former chairman of the House of Representatives committee on Appropriations Abdulmumin Jibrin, says the country will be the greatest beneficiary of his anti-corruption fight. Jibrin made the disclosure after he made with the Professor Sagay-led Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption on Wednesday. Speaking with National Assembly correspondents at the Advisory Council office, after his session... Read More

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August 24, 2016

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#BudgetPadding: Itse Sagay-led presidential corruption committee invites Jibrin

Following his budget padding allegations, the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption on Tuesday summoned the former Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin to submit a detailed petition on the allegations. Jibrin had accused the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara and three other principal officers of padding the 2016 budget... Read More

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July 18, 2016

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Judiciary should stop delaying corruption cases – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday called on the judiciary to stop “delay tactics used by defense lawyers or even the prosecution in taking cases to their conclusion”. Buhari made the remark while delivering a speech at the “International Workshop on the role of the judiciary in the fight against corruption” organised by the Presidential Advisory... Read More

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