Browsing: Yakubu Dogara

Dogara made the call at a Public Hearing on the need to avert National Health Crisis through revitalisation and adequate funding of primary healthcare system, organised by the House Committee on Health Care Services

A statement issued by Turaki Hassan, Dogara’s Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, quoted the Speaker as making the remark at a reception organised in his honour by the Northern Nigerian Christian Politicians in Abuja

Dogara made the call in the presence of many heads of industries and players in the financial sector, including Dangote and Aig Imoukhuede

Jibrin made this known in a statement

Dogara said: “Nigerians, I want to urge us to continue to persevere; we are not unmindful of economic challenges of the time

Specifically, Jibrin was ordered to abstain from the lower legislative chamber for 180 legislative days for breach of privileges of members

Speaking at a colloquium on Budget Matters in Abuja, Dogara stated that the entire budget process must undergo a reform to make it more effective and impactful on the lives of the Nigerian people

The forum is the Gallery Colloquium organized by OrderPaper.ng, Nigeria’s premier independent parliamentary reporting newspaper

The speaker said this in his remarks while welcoming members back to plenary after their recess that lasted eight weeks

Jibrin said he regretted being part of the team that has defrauded tax payers to the tune of over N10 billion

Jubrin’s Counsel, Abdulhamid Mohammed, had told the court that the case was slated for hearing

However, in a turn of events, some of the anti-governor protesters suddenly changed stance and started chanting slogans in his favour

The Principal Officers said all the actions taken on the budget were in conjunction with the Executive and the Senate.
The statement reads in full: “In recent weeks, the nation’s public space has been inundated with a treatise of discuss centered around the concept “BUDGET PADDING”, newly introduced into the lexicon of the Nigerian legislative Appropriation process

Both Jibrin and Dogara were elected on the platform of the APC

The Speaker had before now said ­no member of the National Assembly can be investigated or charged to court for performing their constitutional responsibility of law-making, including working on the budget

Dogara, who was speaking against the backdrop of complaints of Team’s Head Coach, Samson Yebowei Siaisia, that the players of the team have refused to train and may boycott the tie due to unpaid allowances and wages, said the Dream Team should take patriotism as a fulcrum of their campaign

It added: “If Dogara refuses to resign for investigation and the allegations of budget padding are swept under the carpet, the ability of the House to function as a credible guardian of public interest would be seriously compromised

‘For a person of Speaker’s standing to have the temerity to come out publicly in defence of an action that is clear negation of federal character principles and breach of trust is both disappointing and dishonorable’

This was contained in a statement issued on Saturday by Dogara’s Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Turaki Hassan

Rep. Abdulmumuni Jibrin was at the APC National Secretariat in Abuja on Tuesday with a retinue of lawyers and aides to answer questions by the committee