Dogara, Jibrin found guilty of budget padding

The Transparency Group, a section of lawmakers at Nigeria's House of Representatives have found Speaker Yakubu Dogara and other Principal Officers of the House as guilty as the ex Appropriation Committee Chairman, Jibrin Abdulmumin guilty of padding Nigeria's 2016 budget.


All 10 principal officers had disowned Jibrin last week, stating that his sacking was a “collective decision” of the leadership to punish him for “abusing” the budget.

But, the TG on Monday said that much as Dogara reserved the prerogative to appoint and fire a committee chairman, the sacking of Jibrin did not address the allegations he raised.

Rather, the TG observed that Dogara, Lasun, Ado-Doguwa and Ogor were “as guilty as Jibrin.”

The group said despite the position taken by the 10 principal officers, the police, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission should proceed with the investigation into the allegations.