You Have Never Won Free And Fair Election, But Rather Characterized By Rigging And Violence – Jibrin Hit Back Doguwa Again
By Bashir Ishaq Muhammad
The spat and hot exchange between Abdulmumin Jibrin Kofa, member representing Kiru/Bebeji Federal Constituency and Alhassan Ado Doguwa as a result of the latter’s contant insults and false allegations on the National leader of NNPP/Kwankwasiyya movement, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso who Kofa insists Doguwa must desist from insulting and show respect to him the way he does to the leaders of his party, appears not to end soon as Kofa has hit back again at Doguwa.
In a statement released on Wednesday signed by his Media Aide, Sani Ibrahim Paki, Jibrin said it is a public knowledge that Doguwa has never won a free and fair election, but rather charaterised by rigging and violence, leaving behind sorrow, tears and blood in his constituency. Kofa said Doguwa has always represented his people with force, dictatorship and iron fist, instilling fear in them in a situation only comparable to that of Idi Amin era in Uganda.
The lawmaker said, as a 7th term member and with all his appointments in the same house of representatives over 32 years which he still flaunts without shame, in a house dominated by members fit to be his grand children, Alhassan should have been the Speakership choice of his party like the case of the immediate past Speaker.
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While Alhassan was the first to declare for the speakership race two years before the expiration of the term of the then incumbent, a record time never seen in the history of the parliament, it is a known fact that his party distanced itself from Hon Doguwa’s aspiration because his hands are allegedly deeply soaked in the blood of innocent constituents of his and all eyes are on the judiciary to do the right thing.
“His party also neither found him suitable for the position of Whip nor leader of the House in 2023. Two positions he previously held which before God, I played significant role in his emergence, giving him a benefit of doubt in the hope that he will change his ways. Alas, I was wrong,” Hon Jibrin added.
He added that, “In fact, though, he worked against us in the speakership race of 2015 and covertly in 2019, both of which I defeated him, I single handedly pushed for him to be Chief Whip on the instruction of Kwankwaso in 2015, I repeated same after I led the speakership race in 2019 to make Alhassan leader of the House on the instruction of the then Governor of Kano, two leaders he has betrayed and continued to plot against, overtly and covertly, respectively.
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“Doguwa is the real parasite who came to the House of Representatives with nothing, wearing bathroom slippers and remain a problem in Kano politics and the country as a whole, creating division among our leaders and populace and inciting same. Kano will see peace once Doguwa is cut to size and exposed for who he is, a serial betrayer, two-faced human being, sycophant, psychopath and a chronic liar, who for every 10 things he says, 9 are blantant lies!!!
“I challenge Doguwa to show us his political structure, aside only able to strive and get relevance in crisis situation or a divided environment, which is the hallmark of his politics. Without crisis or division, Doguwa remains ever irrelevant. I need not to say much, it is a public knowledge that both in and out of office, my relevance remains constant! Doguwa cannot survive a day outside office. No wonder, he can go any length including allegedly shedding blood of innocent people to hold on to political office.
“For the avoidance of doubt, my capacity and competence was part of the consideration that lead to my appointment as Chairman, House Committee on Finance, when Doguwa was below as Chairman SDG, I was Chairman Appropriations when I pushed for him as Whip, Transport, Foreign Affairs and Housing. I cannot count the number of ad-Hoc committees I have chaired which Doguwa is now flaunting his few, when his mates are far up there. I have led two sucessful speakership campaigns and was Chairman of the new members forum and Parliamentary Support Group in 2011 and 2018 respectively. I have remained far influential than him in the house and have supported him severally and lifted him from the ground. I am fit to be called his godfather in the House of Representatives. This is what a little boy who was in school in 1992 can do to an old man like Doguwa,” Jibrin further buttressed.
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He also said that Doguwa is a drowning man who desperately needs relevance after displaying crass incompetence in his present role and all avenues of his habitual eye service blocked.
He cautioned him to stop dropping names and dragging the President, Speaker and leaders of his party into his mess and struggling to impress them by attacking people, creating crises and division in Kano and both within and outside his party.
“His recent rants on the floor of the house is still fresh in our memory. He must carry his cross.
“As the English proverb goes “The chicken has come home to roast” this time, Alhassan will be roasted well as I earlier promised to expose him. They do not need him. They will never want to be associated with a man whose hands are allegedly soiled in the blood of his people,” Jibrin concluded.
