– Alhassan Doguwa says Abdulmumin Jibrin is a psychiatric case who should be ignored
– He says Jibrin has lost his moral conscience and is fighting a lost battle with no single reasonable member behind him
– Jibrin writes letter to all 360 members of the House demanding for the removal of Hon. Dogara
Abdulmumin Jibrin, the embattled former appropriations committee chairman, has been described as a psychiatric case who should be ignored.
This was made known by Alhassan Doguwa, the Majority Whip of the House of Representatives, in a text message to The Punch.
Alhassan Doguwa, the Majority Whip of the House of Representatives says Abdulmumin Jibrin is a psychiatric case who should be ignored
According to Doguwa, Jibrin has lost his moral conscience and is fighting a lost battle with no single reasonable member behind him.
Doguwa’s reaction is a response to a letter written by Jibrin to all 360 members of the House.
Jibrin had charged fellow lawmakers in his letter to use Speaker Yakubu Dogara ‘as an example’ in war against corruption, because the padding scandal has become a global issue and ‘the world is watching’.
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But in response, Doguwa said: “It is now high time Nigerians and indeed our press disregarded and ignored any statement or communication coming from Abdulmumin Jibrin, the sacked Appropriation Committee Chairman.
“He has already lost moral conscience. He has now realised that he is fighting a lost battle with no single reasonable member behind him.
“We as a leadership have succeeded in consolidating our support base in the House, with over 300 respected members willingly signing the vote of confidence roll.”
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Responding to a question on whether or not the issue will feature when the House resumes on Tuesday, September 20, Doguwa said: “When we resume on Tuesday, the House will not even waste its valuable time discussing Jibrin’s issue.
“We would rather continue with more important legislative issues that would impact positively on our economy and the people we represent.
“I, therefore, on behalf of the leadership of the House wish to call on all our well-meaning members to disregard the so called letters sent to them by Abdulmimin Jibrin, whom we have all condemned and believed has lost his common sense.
“He is just a psychiatric case that everyone must condemn. Members must remain focused and never allow themselves to get distracted by the nuisance Jibrin.”
Jibrin had in the letter dated September 16, 2016, demanded the resignation of the Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, the Deputy Speaker, Yusuf Lasun, the Chief Whip, Alhassan Doguwa and the Minority Leader, Leo Ogor.
He accused them of budget fraud, corruption and abuse of office among other allegations.
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