“Return Nigeria’s stolen money within 7 days or I explode” – Jibrin warns lawmakers
The House of Representatives have sealed the office of suspended member Abdulmumin Jibrin.
Jibrin, a former chairman of house appropriations committee, accused leading lawmakers (including Speaker Yakubu Dogara) of “padding” the 2016 budget. But they denied any wrongdoing.
Jibrin was removed as the committee chair. After he went on social media to expose alleged corruption among reps, the house handed him a 180-day ban.
His office was sealed on Thursday.
Jibrin has given an “aggressively” response to the development. He, on Thursday, made a series of demands.
See his 20 tweets…
1-I HAVE COMMENCED THE PROCESS OF EXPOSING THE RUNNING COST AND ALLOWANCES OF MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1-20
— Abdulmumin Jibrin (@AbdulAbmJ) September 29, 2016
2-AND SYSTEMIC CORRUPTION THERE IN WITH MY LETTER TODAY TO HON MEMBERS TO REFUND ANY MONEY STOLEN OR ILLEGALLY TAKEN
— Abdulmumin Jibrin (@AbdulAbmJ) September 29, 2016
3-BELLOW ARE SOME TWEETS ON THE CONTENTS OF THE LETTER. PLEASE RETWEET IF YOU SUPPORT A TOTAL WAR AGAINST CORRUPTION IN THE HOUSE OF REPS
— Abdulmumin Jibrin (@AbdulAbmJ) September 29, 2016
4-I wish to draw your attention to the fact that since you "suspended" me yesterday and the suggestion of the Ethics Committee report
— Abdulmumin Jibrin (@AbdulAbmJ) September 29, 2016
5-that my allegations are without proof,I have come under public scrutiny&pressure to prove that there exist systemic corruption in theHouse
— Abdulmumin Jibrin (@AbdulAbmJ) September 29, 2016
6-I have taken it as a responsibility to prove to the public that the House is a den of monumental budget fraud and systemic corruption
— Abdulmumin Jibrin (@AbdulAbmJ) September 29, 2016
6-I have taken it as a responsibility to prove to the public that the House is a den of monumental budget fraud and systemic corruption
— Abdulmumin Jibrin (@AbdulAbmJ) September 29, 2016
7- As colleagues, I have bound with many of you and built a life long friendship and I have some of you that I hold in high esteem
— Abdulmumin Jibrin (@AbdulAbmJ) September 29, 2016
8-If you end up at the receiving end of the actions I will be taking up in the next few days, I want you to know there is nothing personal
— Abdulmumin Jibrin (@AbdulAbmJ) September 29, 2016
9-but my commitment&fervent desire to ensure that corruption is wiped out of the House and reforms are implemented for the good of Nigeria
— Abdulmumin Jibrin (@AbdulAbmJ) September 29, 2016
10-Consequent upon the above and before I proceed with the aggressive steps I intend to take moving forward
— Abdulmumin Jibrin (@AbdulAbmJ) September 29, 2016
11-I hereby DEMAND that if you have illegally taken or stolen any money meant for the RUNNING COST, RETURN THE MONEY WITHIN ONE WEEK
— Abdulmumin Jibrin (@AbdulAbmJ) September 29, 2016
12-FOR THE PURPOSE OF CLARITY, I AM REFERRING TO ABOUT 10MILLION NAIRA YOU COLLECT FROM TAX PAYERS' MONEY MONTHLY OR FAR MORE IN THE PAST
— Abdulmumin Jibrin (@AbdulAbmJ) September 29, 2016
13-THE CLERK WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH OFFICIAL ACCOUNT DETAILS, FAILURE OF WHICH I WILL TAKE NECESSARY ACTION TO ENSURE THAT
— Abdulmumin Jibrin (@AbdulAbmJ) September 29, 2016
14-YOU RETURN ANY MONEY STOLEN OR ILLEGALLY TAKEN AWAY (YOU ALL KNOW WHAT I MEAN)😊AND STAND WITNESS AGAINST YOU IN CASE OF PROSECUTION
— Abdulmumin Jibrin (@AbdulAbmJ) September 29, 2016
15-In the face of the revenue challenges and hardship the country is facing, there is no better time the country needs such money than now
— Abdulmumin Jibrin (@AbdulAbmJ) September 29, 2016
16-In the case of the Presiding and Principal Officers, in addition to my demand in this letter which applies to all of them too
— Abdulmumin Jibrin (@AbdulAbmJ) September 29, 2016
17-I have written them yesterday and gave them 72 hours ULTIMATUM to make public the total amount they have received as running cost
— Abdulmumin Jibrin (@AbdulAbmJ) September 29, 2016
18- failure of which I will proceed with necessary legal action to compel them to make the total amount each of them have received public
— Abdulmumin Jibrin (@AbdulAbmJ) September 29, 2016
19-There are other issues of monumental corruption in the House that I will be raising, but first lets get done with this monster allowance!
— Abdulmumin Jibrin (@AbdulAbmJ) September 29, 2016
20-YOU WILL RECALL THAT I RELEASED AMOUNT RECEIVED BY THE PRINCIPAL OFFICERS NON OF THEM RESPONDED AND NIGERIANS ARE WATCHING???-END
— Abdulmumin Jibrin (@AbdulAbmJ) September 29, 2016