Dogara, principal officers collect over N10bn as allowances – Jibrin

– Ousted chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Abdumumin Jibrin said that the Speaker Yakubu Dogara, and 9 other principal officers have gulped over N10 billion on allowances

– He also said the social, political and economic problems of the country’s emanated from the House




Ousted chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Abdumumin Jibrin on Friday, August 26, continued his revelations of the endemic corruption going on in the lower chambers of the National Assembly.

Abdulmumini in his recent allegation said the Speaker Yakubu Dogara, Deputy Speaker Yusuf Lasun and eight other principal officers at different times gulped over N10 billion controversial  allowances.

He also said the social, political and economic problems of the country’s emanated from the House.

According to Jibrin, Dogara who was first elected in 2007  has so fare collected N1.5 billion as running cost.

He also disclosed that the Majority Leader of the House, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, Deputy Speaker Yusuf Lasun and the Chief Whip, Alhassan Ado Doguwa have so far received N1.2 billion, N800 million and N1.2 million respectively. While others also received similar amounts.

“From computation of various sub heads of allowances of the House, Speaker Yakubu Dogara has been in the House from 2007 to date, he has received about N1.5billion. Deputy Speaker Yusuf Lasun has been in the house from 2011 to date, he has received about N800million. House Leader Femi Gbajabiamila has been in the House from 2003 to date, he has received about N1.2billion. Deputy House Leader Buba has been in the House from 2007 to date, he received about N1.2billion and Whip

Alhassan Doguwa has been in the House from 2003 to date, he has received about N1.2 billion,” he said.

Abdulmumini added that; “the Deputy Whip Pally Iriase has been in the house from 2011 to date, he has received N700 million. Minority Leader Leo Ogor has been in the House from 2007 to date, he has received N1.2 billion. Deputy Minority Leader Barde has been in the House from 2011 to date, he has received N700 million. Minority Whip Chuma has been in the House from 2007 to date, he has received N800 million. And finally, Deputy Minority Whip Binta has been in the House from 2011 to date, she has received N700 million.”

“So in between these 10 Principal Officers, the country has pumped about 10 billion naira – and still counting. As I have mentioned earlier, in most cases with few exceptions, these funds are diverted for personal use,” he said.

He also disclosed that the running costs were usually not accounted for.

“As I have mentioned earlier, in most cases with few exceptions, these funds are diverted for personal use. I will provide further break down of these figures in due course. I will also provide 50 additional names of members with worst cases of diversion of such funds in due course so we can name and shame them.”

“The way the allowances of members is currently structured can not pass the integrity test of any of the aforesaid. The issue of allowances of Members of the House is another systemic corruption.