A
copy of a legal petition written by Abdulmumin Jibrin, where he accused
Speaker Dogara, Deputy Speaker, House Whip, Minority Leader and others
for recklessly inserting billions into the 2016 federal budget have been
obtained.
Abdulmumim Jibril
HAMMART & CO
(Tafida Chambers)
(Barristers, Solicitors, Legal Consultants & Company Secretaries)
29th July 2016
The Executive Chairman
Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC)
ABUJA
Sir,
PETITION OF CORRUPT PRACTICES AND ABUSE OF OFFICE AGAINST
SPEAKER YAKUBU DOGARA, DEPUTY SPEAKER YUSUF LASUN, HOUSE WHIP ALHASSAN
ADO DOGUWA, MINORITY LEADER LEO OGOR, AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES
We have been briefed and our services retained by Honorable
Abdulmumin Jibrin, the Member representing Kiru/Bebeji Federal
Constituency of Kano State at the House of Representatives, hereinafter
called our client and on whose behalf and express instructions we write
this petition to your esteemed office on the captioned subject matter as
follows:
1. Our Client, Honourable Abdulmumin Jibrin, is the Member
representing Kiru/Bebeji Federal Constituency of Kano State at the House
of Representatives.
2. His address is at room 1.05 House of Representatives, National Assembly Abuja
3. Until the 21st of July 2016, when he resigned from that
position, Our Client was the Chairman of the House Committee on
Appropriations.
4. Our Client petitions you against the under named persons as follows:
i. Speaker Yakubu Dogara
ii. Deputy Speaker Yusuf Lasun
iii. House Whip Alhassan Ado Doguwa
iv. Minority Leader Leo Ogor
v. Hon Herma Hembe
vi. Hon Mohammed Bago
vii. Hon Zakari Mohammed
viii. Hon Chike Okafor
ix. Hon Dan Asuquo
x. Hon Jagaba Adams Jagaba
xi. Hon Haliru Jika
xii. Hon Babanle Ila
xiii. Hon Uzoma Abonta
5. Speaker Yakubu Dogara, Deputy Speaker Yusuf Lasun, House Whip Alhassan Ado Doguwa and Minority Leader Leo Ogor.
Speaker Yakubu Dogara and the three others fraudulently
shortchanged the House of Representatives and abused their offices by
unilaterally taking away 40 Billion Naira out of the 100 Billion Nair
allocated for constituency projects and distributing same to themselves
and the trio of Deputy Speaker Yusuf Lasun, House Whip Alhassan Ado
Doguwa and Minority Leader Leo Ogor without the approval of the House.
6. Speaker Yakubu Dogara approached our client with personal
requests of about 30 Billion Naira to be inserted into the 2016 budget
our clients refusal to get that done caused a major rift between them
which has escalated beyond measure presently.
7. Speaker Dogara acting in concert with the aforenamed trio and as
against the advice o our client inserted wasteful projects for their
constituencies worth about 20 Billion Naira.
8. Our client also complained to Speaker Dogara that the Chairmen
of about 10 out of the 96 standing committees of the House have inserted
over 2000 projects worth about 284 Billion Naira but his complaint was
ignored because the Speaker was acting in cahoots with them.
9. That in a bid to ensure that his nefarious intentions are met,
the Speaker took away the appropriations committee secretariat on two
occasions where several insertions were made into the budget and this
created avoidable
10. The Speaker also gave directions to our client to create a strange lin
item in the service wide vote to allow for a 20 Billion Naira
insertion into the budget under the name of National Assembly our client
refused to accede to his request.
11. The Speaker fraudulently diverted a Federal Government water
project to his farm in Nasarawa State and the source of funding for the
farm remain questionable
12. The Speaker also made a fraudulent arrangements to deduct
monthly from money meant for members office running cost to fund a so
called dubious mortgage arrangement
13. The Speaker abused his office by directing an agency to grant
loans and also arrange frequent private meetings with heads of MDA’s in a
clear case of corruption and conflict of interest
14. The Speaker acting in collusion with the above named trio
allocated themselves the entire 20% inputs reserved for the House of
Representatives after the harmonization exercise.
15. The Speaker fraudulently collected undisclosed millions of
Naira in scam arrangement for the rent of houses and guest houses acting
in collusion with Deputy Speaker Yusuf Lasun and Hon. Herman Hembe. It
is a matter of public knowledge in the House that Lasun had openly
accused Hembe have carted away will some millions from the illicit money
16. The Speaker has ordered that all the computers in the
appropriate secretariat be shut down and moved to his office whilst the
secretariat still are being harassed to keep quiet and suppress facts
relating to the entire budget and there has been attempts by agents of
the speaker to burgle client’s office to steal vital documents
17. The Speaker also allowed several wasteful procurement of
needless items, including ones that are already in the offices of
members as a ploy to siphon funds of the House
18. The Speaker has despite several protest [sic] from members
continue [sic] to run the management of finances of the House and it’s
[sic] budget in absolute secrecy in the face of several allegations of
sharp practices.
Our client further humbly petitions against the following House
Committee Chairmen involved in serial acts of fraud in the budgeting and
other process as follows:
1. Honourable Herma Hembe
Honourable Herma Hembe is the member representing
Vandeikya/Konshisha Federal Constituency of Benue State and also the
Chairman of the House Committee on the Federal Capital Territory.
Honourable Hembe lives way above his means. Apart from being adept at
misappropriating, He [sic] has plenty questions to answer for movement
amount money in the Federal Capital Territory budget.
2. Honourable Umar Mohammed Bago:
Hon Umar Mohammed Bago is the member representing Chanchanga
Federal Constituency of Niger State and also the Chairman of the House
Committee on marine transport. Our client petitions your office to probe
the fraudulent investigative hearing organized by Hon Umar Mohammed
Bago with support of Speaker Yakubu Dogara wherein he invited about 1000
companies as a conduit to extort money. The source of money used to
fund the investigative hearing has remained a mystery.
3. Honourable Zakari Mohammed
Honourable Zakari Mohammed represents Baruten/Kaiama Federal
Constituency of Kwara State and also the Chairman House Committee on
higher education. He made a complete mess of the higher education
committee budget through massive movements of funds and hundred of
insertions. Also our client hereby petitions your office to investigate
allegations of bribery against him and Speaker Yakubu Dogara over roles
they played in the NNPC crude oil SWAP investigation.
4. Honourable Chike Okafor:
Honourable Chike Okafor is the member representing Ehime
Mbano/Obowo/Ihitte of Imo State and also the Chairman House committee on
health. Our client petitions your office to investigate Honourable
Chike Okafor for being involved in and responsible for the movement of
colossal amounts of money in the Health Committee budget.
5. Honourable Dan Asuquo:
Honourable Dan Asuquo represents Akamkpa/Biase Federal Constituency
of Cross Rivers State and also the Chairman of the House Committee on
Power. Our client petitions your office to investigate his involvement
in and responsibility for the movement of massive amounts of money in
the Power budget.
6. Honourable Jagaba Adams Jagaba
Honourable Jagada Adam is the member representing Kachia/Kagarko
Federal Constituency of Kaduna State and also the Chairman House
committee on Interior. Our client petitions your office to investigate
his movement of massive amounts in the interior budget.
7. Honourable Haliru Jika
Honourable Haliru Jika represents Darazo/Gunjuwa Federal
Constituency of Bauchi State and is also the Chairman of the House
Committee on Police Affairs. Our client humbly petitions your office to
investigate his movement of massive amounts of money into the Police
budget.
8. Honourable Babanle Ila
Hon Babanle Ila represent [sic] Tarauni Federal Constituency of
Kano state and is also the Chairman House services committee. Our client
humbly petitions your office to investigate thoroughly the wasteful
contracts awarded under his and the Speakers [sic] watch in order to
justify spending.
9. Hon Uzoma Abonta
He is the Chairman House committee on public petition. Our client
humbly petition [sic] your office to investigate allegation of
embezzlement, misuse and misappropriation of millions of naira meant for
the running of his office.
Our client has severally requested for an investigation of the
aforesaid allegations against the named persons by an independent
committee constituted for that purpose and the House leadership
consisting of the named persons have frustrated all efforts of our
client in that regards.
It is therefore on the strength of these fraud allegations that we
humbly petition your office to investigate, arrest and prosecute the
persons involved in corrupt and fraudulent practices as patriotic
citizens if we do not expose corruption, even if it is at the highest
levels.
May we inform you that our Client is ready with and shall provide
upon your invitation and request, all technical and physical assistance
and evidence (documents) throughout the period of this investigation.
Please accept assurances of our continued high regards.
AB Bako Esq
DOKA CHAMBERS
C. Nwachukwu
Law Bond Solicitors
(Letter Source: SaharaReporters)
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