Jega: National Assembly Members Notorious for Bribe Seeking
The former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, has accused members of the National Assembly of seeking for bribes to carry out their constitutional duties.
Erstwhile chairman of the electoral umpire made the disclosure while delivering the 2018 Democracy Day lecture at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, on Monday.
Mr Jega said he has “spoken to quite a number of chief executives who complained of high demand for bribes from members of the National Assembly in the name of so called oversight functions.”
The professor of Political Science, told the gathering, including President Muhammadu Buhari, Senate President Bukola Saraki, Speaker Yakubu Dogara, Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen and other top government personalities that “some chairmen of committees at the National Assembly are notorious for seeking for bribes.”
Prof. Atahiru Jega
Erstwhile chairman of the electoral umpire made the disclosure while delivering the 2018 Democracy Day lecture at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, on Monday.
Mr Jega said he has “spoken to quite a number of chief executives who complained of high demand for bribes from members of the National Assembly in the name of so called oversight functions.”
The professor of Political Science, told the gathering, including President Muhammadu Buhari, Senate President Bukola Saraki, Speaker Yakubu Dogara, Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen and other top government personalities that “some chairmen of committees at the National Assembly are notorious for seeking for bribes.”
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