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House Replaces Jibrin As Appropriation Committee Chairman

The House of Representatives has announced a replacement for its Committee Chairman on Appropriation, Representative Abdulmumin Jibrin. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. … Continue reading House Replaces Jibrin As Appropriation Committee Chairman


Abdulmumin Jibrin, budget padding

Abdulmumin Jibrin, House of RepresentativesThe House of Representatives has announced a replacement for its Committee Chairman on Appropriation, Representative Abdulmumin Jibrin.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, made the announcement during plenary on Wednesday at the National Assembly in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital.

Mr Jibrin has been replaced with Representative Mustapha Dawaki, who is representing Kudu/Warawa Federal Constituency of Kano State.

Speaker Dogara informed his colleagues that the House leadership had taken the decision to replace Mr Jibrin as the Appropriation Committee Chairman.

He said that the lawmaker had coincidentally approached him, saying he does not want to continue as the Chairman of the Committee.