On Wednesday, the lower
legislative chamber resolved to probe his comment on the ongoing rift between
the national assembly and the executive arm of government.
Jibrin had led some lawmakers to
kick against the impeachment threat the national assembly issued to President
Muhammadu Buhari, after a joint session of the two chambers.
The lawmakers — under the
auspices of Parliamentary Support Group — described the impeachment move
against the president as a PDP affair and that it was not endorsed by all
members of the national assembly.
The claim did not go down well
with the house which asked its committee on ethics and privileges to
investigate Jibrin.
Reacting to the house’ decision,
the Kano lawmaker said the group was only concerned about the collective
interest of Nigerians.
He apologised to the lawmakers
for “spoiling their party,” adding that “we know it hurts”.
Writing via his Twitter handle,
Jibrin said: “Same people complaining of persecution cannot tolerate an atom of
constitutional ventilation. You can imagine if they have powers of a
president.”
We are sorry for spoiling their party.We know it hurts..but collective interest of our country is paramount! Same people complaining of persecution can not tolerate an atom of constitutional ventilation. You can imagine if they have powers of a president!https://t.co/q65fx5XGMn— Abdulmumin Jibrin (@AbdulAbmJ) June 6, 2018
Jibrin risks getting suspended if
found guilty by the committee probing him.
The lawmaker, known for being
outspoken, was suspended after he raised the alarm of alleged padding of the
2016 budget.
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