The speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has revealed how Budget padding advocate, Abdulmumin Jibrin helped him win the No 4 seat in Nigeria.Dogara made this known in his biography, ‘A Reed Made Flint’, authored by publisher of Ovation, Dele Momodu.Jibrin was the one who nominated Dogara for speakership on the floor of the house in June 2015, having jettisoned his own bid and failed in an attempt to align with Femi Gbajabiamila.Dogara said: “I have to say that to his credit. He was there. He really did a great job“I will say that although Honourable Abdulmumin Jibrin wasn’t with our team initially, he later supported me 100%, whole-heartedly. Luckily his secretariat wasn’t far from ours and he was handy.”The FalloutDogara also detailed the circumstances that led to the falling out with Jibrin, who was subsequently removed as chairman of the appropriation committee and suspended from the house.
