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The former chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has said he was ready to go to jail if the corruption allegations he raised against Speaker Yakubu Dogara and three others were found to be false.
Jibrin told journalists at a press conference in Abuja yesterday that he believed in his allegations but that if they were later found otherwise, he would go to jail for lying.
He said his press conference was to show evidence of all the allegations, adding that he was ready to go to any length to prove them.
The lawmaker, who is billed to appear before the ethics and privileges committee of the House today, said he would not be available for the committee’s proceedings today because he had no confidence in the panel.
“As in several instances in the past, I am compelled to share these documents with the press today as a last resort because Speaker Dogara has continued to deny me the opportunity to present my case before my colleagues.
“I must confess that I am not an angel. I am imperfect and fallible, which are peculiar human traits. I therefore wish to apologise to Nigerians where I have erred in the past. I have fully repented and I will make it up for the country by staying on course, taking the personal risk at ensuring that I continue to expose corruption and corrupt persons in the House and beyond.
“I will urge the senate to rely on the doctrine of necessity to continue to discharge the duties of the National Assembly until such a time that the House of Representatives would have concluded the process of internal cleansing,” he said.
Jibrin told journalists at a press conference in Abuja yesterday that he believed in his allegations but that if they were later found otherwise, he would go to jail for lying.
He said his press conference was to show evidence of all the allegations, adding that he was ready to go to any length to prove them.
The lawmaker, who is billed to appear before the ethics and privileges committee of the House today, said he would not be available for the committee’s proceedings today because he had no confidence in the panel.
“As in several instances in the past, I am compelled to share these documents with the press today as a last resort because Speaker Dogara has continued to deny me the opportunity to present my case before my colleagues.
“I must confess that I am not an angel. I am imperfect and fallible, which are peculiar human traits. I therefore wish to apologise to Nigerians where I have erred in the past. I have fully repented and I will make it up for the country by staying on course, taking the personal risk at ensuring that I continue to expose corruption and corrupt persons in the House and beyond.
“I will urge the senate to rely on the doctrine of necessity to continue to discharge the duties of the National Assembly until such a time that the House of Representatives would have concluded the process of internal cleansing,” he said.