Yakubu Dogara, may be facing one of his biggest hurdles as a Lawmaker, since assuming the position of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, as emerging reports reveal that the Economic and Financial crimes Commission, EFCC, is requesting for his asset declaration form, among 30 other Lawmakers.“They may be forced to resign, or be charged to court, if it is discovered that their asset declaration is false,” a source confirmed on Friday, November 4.

This is coming, following allegations of budget padding leveled against Dogara, by the suspended Chairman, House Committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumuni Jibrin.

According to an online portal, the anti-graft agency has requested the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, to release the asset declaration form of Dogara for proper scrutiny, and investigation.

The sudden investigation according to high profile sources, is connected to the sweeping allegation made by Jibrin, accusing Dogara, and the House leadership, of padding the 2016 budget.

Dogara, according to Jibrin, “abused his office, by unilaterally taking away N40 billion allocated for constituency projects, alongside his Deputy, Yussuf Lasun, Minority Leader, Leo Ogor, and Chief Whip, Al-Hassan Ado Doguwa, without the approval of the House, adding that, he and other 12 Lawmakers, made illegal insertions and allocations into the 2016 budget, to the tune of N284 billion”.

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