Former chairman, appropriations committee of the house of representatives, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has alleged that Iyiola Omisore, former deputy governor of Osun state, is the “godfather” of Yakubu Dogara.
Jibrin also claimed that “Speaker Dogara is of the habit of taking standing committee chairmen to swear oath of allegiance before Omisore”
In a letter addressed to John Oyegun, chairman of the APC, Jibrin said he made “an error of judgement” in supporting Dogara to be speaker.
He said: “His godfather is Sen Iyola Omisore. Speaker Dogara is of the habit of taking standing committee chairmen to swear oath of allegiance before Omisore.
“During the buildup to the appointment of committee chairmen. I had a terrible disagreement with him. I stayed far away from him.
“From the appointment of committee chairmen, to splitting of committees, to non disclosure of the finances of the house, to his greed of unifying everything under his control, commercialisation of bills, divisive approach across ethnic and religious line, arrogance and power drunk, corruption and fraud during the budget period among many others.
“Who will I tell or run to having played such a leading role in bringing him on board? He operates alone, keep weird relationships with top politicians.
“I was in london when he insisted that he wanted to see me. He came to my hotel room and we talked for hours. I gave him a lot of advice but I never knew it was getting in from one ears and out from the other.”
Jibrin also issued an apology to members of the APC for his “conduct” while speaking up against the Budget Padding scandal.