Budget Padding Scandal- APC In Reconciliation Talks With Dogara, Jibrin

Jibrin was said to have declined to comment on the outcome of the meeting, saying it will be made public when the time is right.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that plans are still ongoing to reconcile the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara and the embattled chairman of the appropriation committee, Abdulmumin Jibrin.

The party's Deputy National Chairman North, Lawal Shuaibu, stated this on Tuesday, August 2, after a meeting with Jibrin that lasted for about four hours.

“We are discussing with them and it is an ongoing consultation, we are not done with them, we sat with the speaker, we just finished sitting with him and we would continue to sit with him,” Shuaibu said.

“I, that summoned him, the national secretary of the party and the national vice chairman of his zone sat down to discuss, there is nothing like passing any judgment on any member of the party, we only play our role as the umpire in this matter to see how we can create some atmosphere of peace and unity among our members.