Former House of Representatives Appropriations Committee Chairman, Abdulmumin Jibrin has slammed his suspension from the parliament and as said it will not stand.
The lawmaker was suspended for 180 legislative days which also means he would not be paid for this period.
According to the Punch, Jibrin said; “As you are aware, the matter is a subject of litigation, I have instructed my lawyer, Femi Falana SAN to file charges of contempt against Speaker Dogara and of course the House of Representatives and I’m sure the matter will move over to the judiciary and decision will be taken. I’m pretty sure it will be in my favour.”
He added that those expecting an apology from him were going to be waiting a while as he does not see the need to apologize to any member of the house of representatives.
He also questioned why the allegations he made against Yakubu Dogara and other members of the House have not been addressed.
“What is very important also is that now they have done their worst, they have suspended me, what has it changed? Has it changed the fact that the speaker conspired with other principal officers to divert N40 billion out of N100 billion meant for constituency projects.” he said