- Mukhtar Aliyu Betara, a member of the Home of Representatives, confirmed that lawmakers acquired N7.6 million every as a “Sallah gesture,” rejecting claims that it was a bribe to affect help for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s emergency rule in Rivers State.
Mukhtar Aliyu Betara, a member of the Home of Representatives, has confirmed that lawmakers acquired N7.6 million every as a “Sallah gesture.”
He denied that this cost was a bribe meant to realize help for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s emergency rule in Rivers State.
On Tuesday, President Tinubu declared a state of emergency within the state because of ongoing political points and harm to grease installations.
He suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Deputy Governor Ngozi Odu, and all meeting members for six months.
The Senate and Home of Representatives controversially permitted the emergency rule on Thursday.
Stories indicated that 45 senators have been provided $5,000 every on Tuesday night time, and one other 42 acquired $10,000 every on Wednesday night time, simply earlier than the Nationwide Meeting’s approval. Investigative journalist Jaafar Jaafar later reported that Betara, who chairs the Home Committee on the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), clarified that the $5,000 was merely a “Sallah gesture” and never an inducement.
“The chairman of the Home Committee on FCT, Mukhtar Aliyu Betara, has clarified to me that he solely shared $5,000 to every member of his committee as a ‘Sallah Gesture’ not an inducement to help emergency rule in Rivers State.
“In keeping with him, he maintains the custom – like Santa Claus – yearly. As we are saying in Hausa, not thigh however hind leg,” Jaafar posted.
