National Assembly Resumes Today • Jubrin Might Be Suspended

The House of Representatives may witness a rowdy session as it resumes today (Tuesday) in connection with the alleged budget padding scandal in the chamber in which the House principal officers have been accused by the sacked House Chairman of the Appropriation Committee, Abdulmumin Jibrin.


It was gathered in Abuja, on Monday that members, backing the call for resignation of the Speaker, Yakubu Dogara; Deputy Speaker, Yussuff Lasun; the Whip, Alhassan Ado-Doguwa; and the Minority Leader, Leo Ogor, had concluded plans to ensure the matter would be debated by the lawmakers.

However, it was learnt that the leaders of the House and their supporters had argued that the issue could be handled as an internal affair of the House.

According to the PUNCH, Jibrin might be suspended during plenary today.

A member, who spoke with one of our correspondents on condition of anonymity, said, “We definitely cannot continue like this. No individual member is greater than the House. The way Jibrin is going about his agitation is an embarrassment not only to himself and the House but the All Progressives Congress as the governing party. The House must take a stand.

“What I think is likely to happen is that we may either hold a closed-door session to deal with this matter once and for all or allow our ethics committee to deal with it, but we have to take a decision.”