Members of the Nigerian house of Reps to Receive $25,000 Each To Stop Baraje!!

Despite several denials, facts have emerged that some members of the
House of Representatives were allegedly bribed with $25,000 (about
N4.2m) to cause chaos in the House, move against the leadership
and frustrate the activities of the new PDP lawmakers.
LEADERSHIP gathered last night that, since Tuesday, some of the
alleged PDP members have been going to a hotel situated around the
Central Business District to collect their own share of the largesse.
The deal, which a dependable source who spoke with LEADERSHIP
said is bankrolled by the presidency, however extends to any other
lawmaker who does not belong to the Baraje faction of PDP.
The source, who is also a member of the House but sought
anonymity, said: “The plan is aimed at swelling their ranks. Since
Tuesday, they have been going to that hotel to collect $25,000 each.
When they collect, they sign an understanding which states that they
will be loyal to President Goodluck Jonathan, Bamanga Tukur and
Speaker Tambuwal. But they know the part of speaker was just added
to make them feel more comfortable and look like they are not
against him.”
Going further, he explained that what transpired when Baraje led the
National Working Committee and G-7 governors was to “show that
they can deliver”.
The points-man for the assignment, he disclosed, is a ranking
lawmaker from Imo State who heads an international parliamentary
body.
Others included in the deal other than loyalists of the Tukur faction
are five members of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), seven
members of the Labour Party, and four members of the Accord Party
(AP).
Expressing disappointment that the lawmaker would allow himself to
be used to cause division in the House, the source added: “This is
somebody we all supported to be appointed as speaker of that
prestigious international parliament. Since Monday, they have been
going there to collect the money and, till today, those who haven’t
gotten are still going there. The deal is open to anyone who is
interested, as long as you are not a member of the Baraje faction of
PDP. They want to swell their ranks by getting more members to be
on their side.”
The source also said that on Tuesday when that fight broke out
between the two factions in the House, Tukur loyalists were in the
midst of a meeting where they were discussing how to destabilise the
House when they were called to come and disrupt the courtesy visit.
Despite all these, LEADERSHIP gathered, during a closed-door session
that held in the chambers on Wednesday, Speaker Tambuwal appealed
for calm among his colleagues, advising them to put national interest
ahead of partisan troubles.
No plans to impeach Tambuwal - Reps
The spokesman of the House of Representatives, Hon. Zakari
Mohammed, yesterday declared that members of the House had no
plans to impeach the speaker of the House, Hon Aminu Waziri
Tambuwal.
Zakari said this while briefing newsmen on Thursday at the National
Assembly.
Arguing that the power to remove or install any speaker lies on all the
members of the House, not just few party members, he added that
“Tambuwal is a speaker in whom we are all pleased”.
Responding to whether there was any truth in the allegations that
money was distributed to lawmakers to impeach Tambuwal, Zakari
said the leadership of the House was not involved in sharing any
money, neither has any member of the leadership nor himself received
any money.
Meanwhile, the House yesterday adjourned plenary till Tuesday,
October 3, for a one-week oversight on the implementation of the
2013 budget by ministries, department and agencies. The
adjournment does not extend to committee sittings.
Source Leadership