RIVERS RERUN: Speaker Dogara Accused Of Secret Alliance, Working With PDP

The All Progressives Congress, APC candidate for the rerun election in Rivers South-East Senatorial District, Senator Magnus Abe, has questioned the investigative hearing by the House of Representatives on incidence of violence before the botched rerun elections in March this year.

Senator Abe is also accusing the leadership of the lower chamber of the National Assembly of working to advance the interest of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the rescheduled rerun elections on December 10.

In a letter addressed to the Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, Senator Abe, alleged that the PDP was using the leadership of the House to unduly interfere in federal agencies in a bid to use them to influence public opinion ahead of the forthcoming polls.

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He acknowledged receiving a letter of invitation from the House Committee on Army to attend a public hearing of a petition by the South-South Zone of the Civil Liberties Organization against the Nigerian Army.

The former Chairman of the Senate Committee on Petroleum Downstream said it was not surprising that the petition against the Army was signed by Livingstone Wechie.

He described the author of the petition as the arrowhead of the campaign of calumny against the APC in Rivers State by Governor Nyesom Wike.

Senator Abe informed the Speaker of the House that Wechie was the Vice Chairman of the Rivers PDP 2015 campaign publicity team.

Magnus Abe also recalled that the same Livingston Wechie was the pilot of what he described as infamous Integrity Group that sponsored a petition against former governor and Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi in a failed bid to stop his ministerial confirmation by the Senate.

The letter reads: “I am in receipt of a letter of invitation from the House of Representatives Committee on the Army dated the 20th day of October, 2016, inviting me to attend a public hearing of a petition by the Civil Liberties Organization South-South zone against the Nigerian Army. Not surprisingly Mr. Speaker, the petition is signed by Mr. Livingstone Wechie, the arrowhead of Governor Wike’s campaign of calumny against the APC in Rivers State.

“He is the Vice Chairman of the Rivers PDP campaign publicity team. He was the pilot of the infamous Integrity Group that sponsored the petition against Rt. Hon Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi in the Senate and he is also the plaintiff in the suit to stop the swearing-in of Hon. Victoria Nyeche, APC member-elect of the Rivers State House of Assembly.

“Mr. Speaker sir, I have read through the said petition and it is clear that the petition sponsored through your office is nothing but an ill-disgusised attempt by the Peoples Democratic Party to manipulate federal agencies and influence public opinion in order to secure undue advantage for the PDP in the coming rerun elections. There has been a clear and consistent pattern of the Peoples Democratic Party which ordinarily should have been the minority party using the National Assembly to tilt the political scales in Rivers State in their favour at decisive moments.

“Out of respect for your revered office and the integrity of the National Assembly, an institution to which I proudly belong, I had opted to hold my peace, but in the face of glaring injustice and continuing manipulation of the powers of the National Assembly in favour of the Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State, it has become imperative that I bring this to your attention and to the attention of the national chairman of the APC.

“Mr Speaker, it is sad to note that every intervention of the National Assembly in Rivers State usually begins with a boast by the Peoples Democratic Party led by Governor Nyesom Wike announcing the involvement of the National Assembly. Thus far, actions of the House of Representatives are tailored towards achieving a clear political advantage for the Peoples Democratic Party.

“It is no secret that there are two armies operating in Rivers State today; the PDP army commanded by Governor Nyesom Wike and the Nigerian Army. Actions of the PDP Government in Rivers State are designed to restrict the operation of the Nigerian Army so that the PDP army can operate freely, particularly as it affects the elections.

“This latest hearing instituted by your office is just another desperate attempt to embarrass the Nigerian Army in furtherance of the PDP agenda. If that were not the case, what is the point of inviting me and Hon. Barinaadaa Mpigi, the APC candidates in the rerun elections. Are we soldiers? The Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State has already instituted a narrative to link the APC to the activities of soldiers and you have now been recruited to provide the visual images for the PDP campaign in Rivers State.

“These hearings are a clear abuse of the constitutional powers of the House of Representatives and a violation of your oath of office wherein you swore to do right to all Nigerians. The speaker of the House of Representatives cannot be a speaker for only PDP in Rivers state and this is made even more painful when we remember that you were elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), the Party you are now using the enormous powers of your office to persecute.

“It is disheartening that petitions of APC members to the office of the speaker have received no attention from your office but every action of the House of Representatives as announced by Governor Nyesom Wike is implemented to the letter. For the first time in the history of our country, members of the house of assembly elected on the platform of a political party are denied the right to participate in the affairs of the Rivers State House of assembly. Their constituencies are denied representation simply because they voted for APC. This has elicited no response whatsoever from your office.

“Painfully, hundreds of innocent Nigerians are being murdered every day by the PDP army in a sponsored orgy of violence against the APC members and supporters in Rivers State with no comment by the House or the speaker. Yet committees of the House of Representatives at your instance are always in Rivers State to do the bidding of Governor Wike and the PDP.

“It is instructive to note that these hearings always come up whenever the Rivers rerun elections are slated, and this particular invitation I have received is no different.

“In the circumstances therefore, I am unable to honour this invitation and I urge you to refrain from taking any further action designed to influence the outcome of the forth-coming elections in Rivers State in favour of any political party. I pray that God in his mercy will give you wisdom to face the real challenges of our country.”

Reps Crisis: Minority Leader, PDP's Leo Ogor, Other Principal Officers' Accounts FROZEN

A former Chairman, House Committee on Appropriation, Mr. Abdulmumin Jibrin, made a fresh allegation on Thursday that the bank accounts of some principal officers of the House of Representatives had been frozen.

Jibrin, who is serving a 180-day suspension from the House, mentioned the Minority Leader, Mr. Leo Ogor, as one of the principal officers, whose accounts had been  frozen.

Jibrin made the allegation while reacting to the decision of the House to admit a petition from his Bebeji Constituency in Kano State, accusing him of absenteeism and inadequate representation.

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A second petition by the National Youth Council of Nigeria alleged that the former Appropriation Committee Chairman operated five foreign bank accounts in violation of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act.

However, Jibrin failed to mention which particular security or anti-graft agency froze the accounts of the principal officers.

He also claimed that large sums were found in the accounts but he did not give a figure.

Jibrin stated, “This latest assault is coming because the security and anti-graft agencies have made progress on investigation, which has led to the freezing of the accounts of some principal officers, including the Minority Leader, Leo Ogor, where large sums of illicit funds were found.”

Jibrin called those who wrote the petition against him as “nonentities” sponsored by the Speaker, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, to dent his image.

He wondered why the same House and its Committee on Ethics  and Privileges would not investigate 18 pending petitions against the principal officers.

Ogor could not be reached for comments last night as his mobile telephone line was not accessible.

However, the Chief Whip, Mr. Alhassan Ado-Doguwa, who has featured in all of Jibrin’s allegations, laughed when The PUNCH sought his reactions.

Ado-Doguwa, who hails from Kano State as Jibrin, said Nigerians should ignore the “lies told” by the suspended lawmaker.

He noted, “Jibrin should be ignored. He is running away from prosecution. Why can’t he stay in Nigeria? He ran away.

“I don’t have an account that is frozen. As a matter of fact, I don’t have any money like Jibrin that will require my account to be frozen.

“Only Jibrin can explain the source of his wealth. That is why he believes everyone is like him.

“After running around the world, he will return to Nigeria and still face prosecution.”

The development came as another faction of the NYC issued a statement disowning the petition earlier submitted by the group to the House.

The petition was signed by the Coordinator of the Anti-corruption Unit of the group, Mr. Ifeanyi Okonkwo.

But, in its reaction, the second group stated that Okonkwo was not known to the body.

The statement was jointly signed by Mr. Murtala Garba (President) and Mr. Gbenga Adedamola (Secretary General).

The House had granted leave to Jibrin earlier on Wednesday to appear before the ethics committee to respond to the petitions in spite of being on suspension.

Punch Newspaper

BREAKING: Reps 'Lifts' Jibrin's Ban

The house of representatives has passed a resolution allowing Abdulmumin Jibrin into the national assembly premises for the purpose of defending himself before the ethics and privileges committee, following fresh petitions against him.

Jibrin was suspended for 180 legislative days on September 24 over an alleged breach of legislators privileges arising from the budget padding allegations he levelled against Yakubu Dogara, the speaker.

But in a motion on Wednesday, Ossai Ossai, chairman of the ethics committee, said he was in receipt of two fresh petitions against Jibrin.

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“The committee on ethics and privileges has commenced investigations into the petitions and seeks the indulgence of the house to invite Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin, on grounds of fair hearing, to be allowed into the precincts of the house for the purpose of the defending the allegations contained in the petitions,” the legislator told the house.

He said the petitions received against Jibrin were on his absenteeism and poor representation of his constituency of Kiru/Bebeji in Kano state and for operating foreign accounts which was in violation of the 1999 constitution.

Contributing to the debate, Aliyu Madaki, a legislator from Kano, said since he had been suspended there was no need to consider the motion.

“Jibrin is not my friend but let us do the right thing. He has been suspended for one year; why are we considering this then? Let the court case take its course,” Madaki said.

Also speaking, Dogara said the matter in court did not have anything to do with absenteeism or the foreign accounts said to be operated by Jibrin.

“We don’t know of any case in court as regards operating of foreign accounts or absenteeism, but this is in line with fairing hearing and I think that is why the motion is here,” the speaker said.

The house adopted the motion after it was put to a voice vote by Dogara.

Thecable

At Last, EFCC Discerns On 25 Reps Members Over Botched N90b Budgeting Fraud, See Details

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is probing 25 members of the House of Representatives over alleged N90billion botched budget padding.

The anti-graft agency has forwarded the names of the affected lawmakers to the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) so as to retrieve their assets declaration forms.

This brings to 41, the number of suspects under EFCC’s  investigation for budget padding.

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The commission had interrogated 16 directors of finance and account of some Ministries, Departments and Agencies(MDAs).

The suspended  former Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriation, Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin had sent a petition to the EFCC on the alleged padding of the 2016 budget by Speaker Yakubu Dogara and some principal officers.

The others are Deputy Speaker Yusuff Lasun; Chief Whip Ado-Doguwa, Minority Leader Leo Ogor and some chairmen of committees.

Investigation by our correspondent revealed that after preliminary investigation, the EFCC has isolated 25 members of the House of Representatives for questioning.

In preparation for the grilling, the EFCC wrote the Code of Conduct Bureau on the assets declared by the lawmakers.

A source in the CCB said: “We have received a request for the asset dossiers of 25 members of the House  who are being investigated in connection with budget padding.

“Our department in charge of assets declaration is working on the information needed. But we will not release the list of the 25 members of the House until the assignment is completed.

“The only challenge we have is the fact that the EFCC’s demand has put pressure on CCB because of the leakage of the information to some members of the House.”

It was however learnt that the CCB has shifted its ongoing verification of the assets of the 25 Representatives to a secret location in Abuja to stave off pressure.

“Some House members have infiltrated the CCB and this is hindering our work. But we will try our best to collaborate with EFCC.”

Jibrin had alleged injection of about N90billion personal projects into the 2016 budget by some principal officers.

He also alleged that the Speaker and the affected principal officers met to demand the N40billion worth of projects in addition to about N20billion wasteful projects which they allocated to their constituencies.

He accused the Speaker of seeking N30billion personal requests with three other officers.

An EFCC source said: “On the 2016 Budget in particular, preliminary investigation has established that some principal officers and committee chairmen inserted personal projects into the budget apart from the official projections by the Executive.”

It was learnt that the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) , which had an audience with Jibrin, recommended a thorough probe of  his petition.

A Special Investigative Panel (SIP) of the Police, headed by AIG Amodu Ali is also looking into Jibrin’s allegations.

The SIP has sent a  letter to the Clerk to the National Assembly (CNA), Mr. Mohammed Sani Omolori to make the 2016 Budget approved by the lawmakers available to it.

Also, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has filed an application at the Federal High Court, Abuja seeking an order of mandamus to compel the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate the allegations of padding levelled against the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara and three others.

The Nation

Breaking: VP Osinbajo, Saraki, Dogara In Closed Door Meeting At Aso Rock

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is currently meeting with the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The meeting is believed to be one of the efforts aimed at resolving the issues arising from the Senate’s recent rejection of President Muhammadu Buhari’s $30bn foreign loan request and the 2016-2018 Medium Term Expenditure Framework.

Osinbajo heads the present administration’s Economic Management Team.

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The meeting started at about 2pm with the arrival of the heads of the two chambers of the National Assembly in the Vice-President’s office.

Details later

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Budget Padding: Leaked SECRET EFCC Investigation UNSETTLES Dogara, 30 Colleagues; In Desperate Move To Quash Probe

The Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara reportedly furious, scampered and has begun desperate move to quash secret move by the Economic and Financial crime Commission, EFCC to investigate his involvement and 30 others over the seeming questing budget padding scandal, which had ravaged the lower chamber,

According to Sahara Reporters, some unnamed officials at Nigeria’s Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) have been alerting members of the House of Representatives who played one role or another in budget planning that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) wants their asset declaration forms. 

It was learned that the EFCC sent requests to the Code of Conduct Bureau requesting the asset declaration forms of more than 30 members of the House of Representatives involved in corruptly padding the 2015 national budget. The EFCC’s requests are a critical part of investigations by the anti-corruption agency into the role played by key members of the lower legislative body in the massive padding of last year’s national budget. 

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An insider according SR said that  Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, was furious when he was informed that agents of the EFCC were asking for his and other legislators’ asset declaration forms. An EFCC source said Mr. Dogara was already making moves to prevail on the EFCC to back off from investigating the budget padding scandal.

Two officials at the Code of Conduct Bureau told Saharareporters anonymously that, instead of releasing the forms to the EFCC as prescribed by law and the bureau’s operational guidelines, some CCB staffers were calling up legislators who are targets of the EFCC requests to reveal what the EFCC was up to. 

One of our two sources told Saharareporters that some of the top CCB leaders were so corrupt that they sometimes help public officials who are under investigation for corruption to change their asset declaration forms. “Once some serving or retired politicians and other public officers are exposed or under pressure, the leadership of this bureau assists them to alter their asset declaration forms,” this source said. “This enables the said officials [to] wriggle out of trouble,” he added.

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Jibrin's SUSPENSION Unconstitutional - Gbajabiamila

The last may not have been heard of the current imbroglio ravaging the House of Representatives over the suspension of the ousted chairman of Appropriation, Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin as  Honaurable Femi Gbajabiamila, the Majority Leader of Nigerian House of Representatives has described the suspension  as unconstitutional.

The Reps member representing Lagos State in the lower chamber made the avow in a recent interview with ThisDay Newspaper.

below is an excerpt from the interview:

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“My concern on the suspension is the same that I always had, even when Dino Melaye and others, were suspended in the 6th Assembly. More so, as this was a one-year suspension. Now what is this concern? I find it difficult as a Constitutional Lawyer, to accept that our rules can actually pass constitutional muster if put to test.
“If you suspend a member for a year, you are effectively suspending his constituency and the people he represents, from participation in participatory democracy. This, in my own personal opinion, violates the constitution which delineates the country into Federal Constituencies for effective representation, at the centre.
“For every constituency, it is a right to be represented in the national assembly, not a privilege that can be taken away. The constitution says clearly that, all Federal Constituencies must be represented for 4 years, and lists, I believe, only 1 or 2 circumstances under which such a constituency can be unrepresented. e.g. by process of recall etc. Even at that, the vacancy is to be filled immediately.
“Our constitution does not envisage a situation where a Federal Constituency is unrepresented or underrepresented. If, for instance, an issue comes up in a member’s constituency, that requires federal attention or legislative address, who do they go to? We cannot take away a mandate, given by the people or short change a constituency. In law, the seat of a representative is held in trust for the constituency. It is an in rem matter, not a personam matter. This is why when a member gets up to speak, he goes through the formality of announcing his name and the constituency he represents. In fact, in other democracies and Legislatures, when a Speaker wants to recognise a Representative to speak, he addresses him or her not even by name, but as for instance, “the gentleman from so so constituency”. That is the pre-eminence given to a constituency in a democratic setting. So it is not about Honourable Jibrin, it is about Beweji Constituency.
“I do not stand in the gap for Jibrin, or is this in any way a defence on his behalf. You may not know this, but Jibrin and I stopped relating as friends and colleagues, since March or thereabout. However, I am not one to shy away from the truth and the rule of law. I believe that there are other ways that would be constitutional, if the House wants to discipline any member.
“On whether this was contempt of court, I believe that you are speaking about the Federal High Court decision in the Melaye case, when the Court said that the House lacked the powers to suspend the members. I do not remember the basis upon which the Court made its decision, but I will definitely look at it again. I suspect it was on the basis of fair hearing, as provided in the Constitution.”

“Personally, I would have preferred that the matter be dealt with, in a more transparent manner, or for that matter, not even dealt with at all. I made this clear when we had our last principal officer’s meeting, and gave my reasons for this. Sometimes silence is golden, and you can take the moral high ground and just leave this alone,”

Jibrin had since vowed to go to court over the alleged unllawful suspension

BREAKING: Jibrin SUSPENDED For Over 1 Year

The ousted Chairman Committee on Appropriation of the House of Representatives, Honourable Abdulmunin Jibrin  has been suspended  for 180 legislative days. This means the suspension will see him barred from legislation at the Reps for the period of over one year.

The committee of the whole sat and considered the Rep Ossai Ossai led Ethics and Privileges committee report clause by clause and nailed him for one legislative calendar year. 

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The Committee had on Monday concluded its assignment, after prolonged waiting on Jibrin who declined to honour the invitation of the Committee.

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