The meeting was the
second one between the two leaders since the allegation of budget padding
levelled against the Speaker and some principal officers by the former Chairman
of the House of Representatives’ Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin,
started.
Unlike the first
meeting penultimate Friday when he was accompanied by Senior Special Assistant
to the President on National Assembly Matters (House of Representatives),
Suleiman Kawu, the Speaker came for the Friday meeting in company with some
senators from his state, Bauchi.
Some of those who
accompanied him were Senator Sulaiman Nazif and Senator Abubakar Tugga.
They were also
joined by the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu; and a former Minister of
Police Affairs, Dr. Ibrahim Lame, both of who are also from Borno State.
Dogara did not
disclose the purpose of his visit when approached by State House
correspondents.
He said he would not
talk because “I am on holiday.”
When asked when he
would resume, Dogara said journalists were present when the House of
Representatives adjourned.
When further asked
if his visit was part of efforts aimed at mending fences with the President,
the Speaker pointed to one of the lawmakers that accompanied him and said,
“This man is a Senator from Bauchi State. He is not from the House of
Representatives.”
Dogara had, after
his first meeting with Buhari, told State House correspondents that he would
not resign to pave way for thorough investigation of the allegations as being
canvassed by some individuals and groups.
He said with his
experience as a lawyer and a federal lawmaker of many years, he had never heard
padding as being an offence under the law.
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