The House of Representatives minority
leader, Leo Ogor, has said that the
Department of State Services (DSS) has no
business involving themselves in the
budget padding scandal currently rocking
the Green Chambers.
This is coming on the heels of reports that the
secretariat of the House committee on
appropriation was locked by officers of the
DSS. »
Ogor said agencies like the police, Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
and ICPC are backed by law to handle such
issues.
He also dismissed allegations levelled against
him by the former chairman of the
appropriation committee of the House,
Abdulmumin Jibrin.
Jibrin had earlier levelled several allegations of
fraud against the Hose Speaker, Yakubu
Dogara.
Allegations and counter allegations have been
making the headlines, but the former
committee chairman insists that the Speaker
should resign, adding that he has proof to
back all he has said.
Jibrin also mentioned that Ogor was part of
the people who manipulated figures of various
projects in the 2016 budget.
Speaking to Premium Times on the
allegations, the House minority leader said
“The internal security of the nation is the
function of the SSS. This is clearly the work
of the Nigeria Police. EFCC can also investigate
the matter."
Ogor also said he is commenting on the
budget padding scandal, because his name
was mentioned.
He also frowned at a comment by Jibrin that
he is living above his means as a legislator.
The lawmaker said “it is very insulting for
anybody to tell me I’m living above my means
because I live in Apo Legislative Quarters for
14 years.
“Is it because I’m not living in Maitama or
Asokoro?”
Adding that “The president said I won’t sign
until I see the details.
“So, the question you’re supposed to ask
yourself is, why did the president refuse to
sign the budget? Because the budget was
mutilated.
“When the president returned the budget
back, the budget was now referred to the
National Assembly. The National Assembly set
up an ad hoc committee to now restore the
budget from that mutilated nature.”
“Do I have access to appropriation? For Christ
sake, let all of us grow up.
“Somebody is busy lying there and everybody
has accepted,” Ogor said.
The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the
All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi
Frank, has said the party chairman, John
Odigie Oyegun is not capable » of handling
the affairs of the ruling party, following the
fall-out in the House of Representatives.
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