The All Progressive Congress, APC, has stated that it won’t punish Hon. Jibrin Abdulmumin and Speaker of the House of Reps, Yakubu Dogara, over the embarrassment the party suffered as a result of the 2016 budget padding crisis.
The party said it would resolve the matter amicably.
“Article 7 subsection 5 of APC Constitution gives us the power to do certain things. So, what we are doing is the right thing. But we don’t want that in the public gallery,” APC Deputy National Chairman (North), Senator Lawal Shuaibu, said on Thursday in Abuja.
“What is padding? The party does not sanction anybody on that. What is of concern to us is where any member contravenes the party’s constitution in his conduct.
“That is why I refered you to Article 7, subsection 5 of our party’s constitution. We are not a law enforcement organisation. We don’t enforce law. We only ensure that the constitution is complied with. All members of the party are answerable to the party and answerable to their constituency.
“The two members that are subjected to this are elected or appointed members of the party, including those that are holding public office. So, you expect the party to sit down and watch. No. We have to do our work. So, the question of sweeping anything under the carpet does not arise at all. But we don’t want to do it in the market place, but at the party secretariat.”
