Jibrin Warns Lawmakers – Return Illegal Allowances Or Face The Consequences

The former Chairman of the House of Representatives Appropriation committee further stated that he is ready to publish full details of how much the lawmakers receive illegally if they fail to heed to his demands.

Mr. Jibrin advised his colleagues to individually approach the appropriate authority and make arrangement on how to pay everything back into the federal purse.

He was specifically demanding the return of a N10 million illegal allowances the lawmakers allocated to themselves while the poor were struggling to make ends meet.

“I have written to the Clerk of the National Assembly to stand by in anticipation,” Jibrin said.

“In the face of the revenue challenges and biting hardship the country is currently facing, there is no better time the country needs such money than now.”

This is coming a day after Jibrin was suspended by the House for 180 legislative days after he was reportedly found guilty of House ethics and lawmakers’ privileges.

Mr. Jibrin had last month accused the lawmakers of collecting illegal allowances in millions of naira, he further indicted himself for receiving over N650 million illegally.

The embattled lawmaker explained that he took this decision after receiving numerous request from different corners to back his allegations against the House Leadership and other lawmakers with evidence.

“I have come under intense public scrutiny and pressure to prove that there exists systemic corruption in the House,” Mr. Jibrin said.

Jibrin had in July accused the Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara and other principal officers of padding the budget.

He said that the Speaker colluded with his deputy, Yusuf Lasun, the Chief Whip, Alhassan Doguwa, and the Minority Whip, Leo Ogor, to earmark N40bn to themselves in the 2016 National Assembly budget.

He further alleged that he was being victimised by the Speaker because he objected to the N40bn request.