Alleged budget padding: Abdulmumin Jibrin releases statement on his summon by his party, APC

Press statement from sacked Chairman of House of Representatives committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin. Read below…

My attention has been drawn to media reports going round that I have
been summoned to appear before a disciplinary committee of our great
party. I wish to state as follows.

That I only received a letter yesterday evening inviting me to a meeting
in respect of the current crisis in the House today by 2pm at the
party’s secretariat. The letter did not in anyway indicate it is a
disciplinary committee.
And I have responded that I will attend the meeting
despite my tight schedules shuttling between security and anti
corruption agencies to provide support and evidence against Speaker
Yakubu Dogara and 9 others

The Party had stated that it has made several attempt to reach me
through calls and text messages. I did not receive any, even if I did,it
would have been very difficult for me to attend because of the attempt
by the QUARTET of Speaker Dogara and others who were determined to
abduct or kidnap me until few days when my lawyers requested and got
maximum protection for me from the DSS and police.

I am confident that the party will do the rightful thing by throwing its
weight to support our resolve to wipe out corrupt people and
institutional corruption in the House and prevail or direct Speaker
Yakubu Dogara, Deputy Speaker Yusuf Lasun, Whip Alhassan Doguwa and
Minority Leader Leo Ogor to reconvene the house immediately and Step
aside to face their imminent prosecution and save the party and our dear
country further embarrassment

Thank you
Hon Abdulmumin Jibrin PhD MSC
APC-
Kano
Kiru-Bebeji Federal Constituency
Kano