Former chairman of the Federal House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations, Jibrin Abdulmumin, has accused Speaker Yakubu Dogara of attempting to break into his office to tamper with evidence relating to the alleged Budget Padding scandal.
In a statement on Wednesday, Jibrin said unfortunately for the speaker, he was in possession of enough evidence.
“There has also been an attempt to break into my office at the House. I know he wants to tamper with documents critical to his and the 3 others future investigation and prosecution but unfortunately for him we already have enough evidence in our possession. The security and anti corruption agencies should kindly take note, ” he said.
“Speaker Dogara has ordered that all the computers in the appropriation secretariat be shut down and moved to his office as if that is the answer to the allegations I raised, ” he said.
“The secretariat staff are being harassed to keep quite and suppress facts.”
He further described a press conference by the Gombe caucus of the house supporting the speaker against him as “a show of shame.”
“Two of them are part of the list of corrupt members I will be submitting to the EFCC. My response to them is they should simply read my full reply released yesterday and join the transparency group, ” Jibrin added.
“An alliance of hundred of members to cleanse the House of corruption and corrupt members. They act Honourably by calling on Speaker Dogara to listen to the call of Nigerians to reconvene the house immediately so that an independent investigation can commence.”