A former chairman of House Committee on Appropriation,
Abdulmumin Jibrin, on Thursday said unnamed individuals acting on the orders of
Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, had moved computers used by officials of the committee.
Mr. Jibrin has accused the speaker of budget fraud, an
allegation Mr. Dogara denies.
In a statement Thursday, Mr. Jibrin said there was also an
attempt to burgle his office, saying all the systems were shut down.
“Speaker Dogara has ordered that all the computers in the
appropriation secretariat be shut down and moved to his office as if that is
the answer to the allegations I raised,” he said. “The secretariat staff are
being harassed to keep quite and suppress facts. There has also been an attempt
to break into my office at the House.”
Mr. Jibrin said Mr. Dogara’s action was calculated at
manipulating documents crucial to the unfolding budget padding scandal
involving him, the speaker, his deputy, Yusuf Lasun, House Whip, Alhassan
Doguwa and Minority Leader, Leo Ogor.
He said the plan would not work because he was in possession of
“enough evidence” already.”
“I know he wants to tamper with documents critical to his and
the three others future investigation and prosecution but unfortunately for him
we already have enough evidence in our possession,” he said.
He urged Mr. Dogara to allow an independent investigations into
the allegations.
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