Abdulmumin Jibrin, lawmaker
representing Bebeji/Kiru constituency in Kano state, could be suspended from
the house of representatives if found guilty of the fresh allegations against
him.
The lawmaker has been accused of
misrepresenting the lower legislative chamber regarding the ongoing rift
between the national assembly and the executive arm of government.
A joint executive session of both
chambers of the assembly met on Tuesday and urged the president to address some
issues or face the invocation of the powers of the legislature.
Reacting to the resolutions
passed, a group of lawmakers — parliamentary support group — led by Jibrin said
the decisions reached at the end of the session were not endorsed by all the
lawmakers.
“Almost all the members and senators
that spoke at the executive session are of the PDP while members of the APC
declined joining the discussion to avoid a rowdy confrontation as the entire
session could easily pass for a PDP executive session,” the group had said in a
statement signed by Jibrin.
At plenary on Wednesday, Sunday
Karimi from Kogi state called the attention of the house to Jibrin’s statement,
saying “there is need for him to be called to order because he is trying to
turn the chambers upside down.”
“Jibrin said all our meeting
yesterday was a PDP affair and members that spoke in that meeting were all PDP
members. If you will speak to the press, you must say the truth,” Karimi said.
“I want this matter to be
referred to the ethics committee for him to explain himself.”
Jibrin was not present at the
plenary when the matter was raised.
Responding, Dogara decried a
situation where lawmakers “would not be present and get a clear picture of what
is happening”.
“That sitting was for all of us.
Anyone that said it is for PDP should have come to raise a voice. I saw them
sneaking it and out of here during the meeting,” he said.
“It is right to always reflect
the truth and mislead the public. It is very unfortunate.”
He subsequently referred the
matter to committee on ethics and privileges to investigate and report back to
the house.
Jibrin risks getting suspended if
found guilty by the committee.
He had just returned from
suspension which he was handed in 2017 for 180 legislative days after he raised
an alarm of the alleged padding of the 2016 budget.
A court had voided the suspension
and ordered the house of reps to pay his outstanding allowances.
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