The House of Representatives says the sacked Chairman of the Committee on Appropriation, Hon. Jibrin Abdulmumin, cannot dictate the mode of investigation for the Ethics and Privileges committee, which has been mandated to investigate him for breach of privileges and sundry acts of misconduct.
The House on Wednesday had voted to refer him to the Ethics committee for investigation. The motion recommended suspension for a period not less than six months.
However, Abdulmumin had noted that he would not appear before the committee unless the proceedings are allowed to be made public with civil societies organisations and labour unions in attendance.
Chairman of the House Committee on Media and Publicity, Hon. Namdas Abdulrazak, addressing journalists, said the committee headed by Hon. Ossai Ncholas Ossai, would decide on how to undertake its investigation.
Namdas said; “The committee would decide by itself, it is not for Abdulmumin to set agenda on how the committee should run. He is not the Chairman of the Ethics Committee, he was Chairman of Appropriation Committee,”
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