The House of Representatives has resolved to seek legal redress on
the allegation of $10million bribe from Bill Gate to members of the
House to pass the Infectious Disease bill.
On Monday, the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) alleged
that the Founder of Microsoft paid the members of the House to give the
bill an expedited passage.
“This intelligence is coupled with the information of the alleged
receipt, from sources outside the country but very interested in the
Bill, of the sum of $10 million by the sponsors and promoters of the
Bill to distribute among lawmakers to ensure a smooth passage of the
Bill,” Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere the Spokesperson of CUPP had alleged.
But On Tuesday, the Deputy Speaker, Ahmed Wase raised a personal
explanation and called for an investigation into the allegation.
“I will like to state that a dime has not come to me, in the interest
of Nigeria and the collective interest of our country, and for anyone
to make this malicious statement, that person has impugned on my
integrity, and I think it should not go like that. We want to plead
again that the house should set-up a committee to investigate this
allegation, and take necessary allegations.”
Speaking on the allegation, the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila said that
responding to the allegation will give credibility to the purveyor of
the News.
“Sometimes, in life and politics, some things are best ignored, when
you address certain things, you elevate and give credibility to those
purveyors of the News. Be that as it may, as ridiculous as the
allegation may sound, it is also worth maybe taking investigation as
stated by the Deputy Speaker.
“Unfortunately, we do not have the culture of litigations, otherwise
so many of these things would have been abated if rapid and quick resort
to the judiciary was adopted, but for so many reasons, that is not
done.
“Maybe an example should be set. For me, all they have done is to
give credence to those people who said that Social Media should be
regulated, that’s all they have done. Those People saying you cannot
regulate social media, you cannot regulate fake news, are the same
people engaging in these activities, they are hurting themselves, in a
bid to hurt the leadership and the House., they ended up shooting
themselves in the leg.
Both the Majority Leader, Hassan Ado Dogwa and Minority Leader, Ndudi
Elumelu also denied the allegation and called for legal action.
