Suspended member of the House of
Representatives, Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin has lambasted spokesman of the House,
Hon. Abdulrazaq Namdas over his comments on his date of expected return from
his suspension.
Recall that the lawmaker was
suspended last September for 180 legislative days.
Namdas had reportedly insisted
that Jibrin was yet to complete his suspension and that Jibrin would have to
apologise to the lower chamber as a condition for his return to the chamber.
Reacting, Jibrin in a statement
Thursday night by his media aide, Godwin Onyeacholem, blasted Namdas.
He said the comments were
“insensitive and insult to the people of his constituency, coming on a day
Kiru/Bebeji constituents gathered to further deepen their protests and mark a
one year of brazen impunity and injustice meted on them and the member
representing them (who it is a public knowledge committed no offence).”
”For the avoidance of doubt, I
wish to state that Hon. Jibrin’s position on this issue remains, as always,
immutable. He has maintained that denying his constituents representation for
one good year is unconstitutional and negates all known democratic principles,
just as asking him to apologize for doing no wrong is a negation of all known
social norms.
“It is somewhat weird that the
official spokesman of the House claims that he does not know the exact date
that Hon. Jibrin’s purported suspension would lapse. That in itself speaks
volume of the subterfuge and sinister motives around the whole issue.
“Hon. Jibrin is aware of
sacrifices required during struggles like this. He is therefore prepared to
make whatever sacrifice for the good of the House of Representatives and
Nigeria as a whole, so that posterity will remember him on the good side of
history.”
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