Former chairman of the house of Representatives
committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin
Jibrin,might be given a 12-month prison
sentence if found guilty of damaging the
reputation of the house.
This is according to Emmanuel Oker-Jev,
chairman, rules and business committee, who
noted this on Friday while appearing before the
ethics committee to tender evidence of reported
statements where Jibrin accused the house of
corruption.
Citing section 21 (1) of the legislative powers
act, Oker-Jev said any member who publishes
any document as evidence against any
committee is guilty of contempt.
He argued that based on section 24 of the same
legislative powers act, Jibrin was liable to 12
months in imprisonment or a fine of N200.
He said he sponsored the motion against Jibrin
because several members had approached him
to tell him that they were offended by Jibrin’s
allegations.
Jibrin had accused Yakubu Dogara, the speaker,
and four other principal officers of padding the
2016 budget.
He also alleged that some members were not
worthy of being called lawmakers.
“We are tired of members who only come to the
chamber, lick Tom Tom, eat ground nuts and go
back to their offices. I have to stop that,” he told
AIT back in August.
“I want to see a situation where in 2019, if a
Nigerian wakes up and says he wants to be a
member of the house of representatives, he has
to be someone that when he sits in that
chamber and you are seated in your living room,
you should be able to say I am proud that this is
a member of the house of representatives.”
The leadership of the house accused him of
bringing dishonour to the lower chamber, and
after a rowdy session on Wednesday, the ethics
committee was mandated to probe allegations of
misconduct against him.
Later that day, Jibrin said he would only appear
before the committee if the hearing was made
public.
At the end of the inaugural sitting of the
committee investigating Jibrin, Nicholas Ossai,
chairman of the ethics committee, announced
that hearing will continue at 12 noon on Monday,
and that Jibrin is expected to appear.
Former chairman of the house of Representatives
committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin
Jibrin,might be given a 12-month prison
sentence if found guilty of damaging the
reputation of the house.
This is according to Emmanuel Oker-Jev,
chairman, rules and business committee, who
noted this on Friday while appearing before the
ethics committee to tender evidence of reported
statements where Jibrin accused the house of
corruption.
Citing section 21 (1) of the legislative powers
act, Oker-Jev said any member who publishes
any document as evidence against any
committee is guilty of contempt.
He argued that based on section 24 of the same
legislative powers act, Jibrin was liable to 12
months in imprisonment or a fine of N200.
He said he sponsored the motion against Jibrin
because several members had approached him
to tell him that they were offended by Jibrin’s
allegations.
Jibrin had accused Yakubu Dogara, the speaker,
and four other principal officers of padding the
2016 budget.
He also alleged that some members were not
worthy of being called lawmakers.
“We are tired of members who only come to the
chamber, lick Tom Tom, eat ground nuts and go
back to their offices. I have to stop that,” he told
AIT back in August.
“I want to see a situation where in 2019, if a
Nigerian wakes up and says he wants to be a
member of the house of representatives, he has
to be someone that when he sits in that
chamber and you are seated in your living room,
you should be able to say I am proud that this is
a member of the house of representatives.”
The leadership of the house accused him of
bringing dishonour to the lower chamber, and
after a rowdy session on Wednesday, the ethics
committee was mandated to probe allegations of
misconduct against him.
Later that day, Jibrin said he would only appear
before the committee if the hearing was made
public.
At the end of the inaugural sitting of the
committee investigating Jibrin, Nicholas Ossai,
chairman of the ethics committee, announced
that hearing will continue at 12 noon on Monday,
and that Jibrin is expected to appear.
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