The Chairman of the House Committee on FCT, Mukhtar Aliyu Betara, has denied allegations of distributing $5,000 to members of his committee to support President Tinubu’s emergency declaration in Rivers State.
Recall that on March 20, 42 senators reportedly received $10,000 each, while on Tuesday night, 45 senators were given $5,000 each to sway their support for the controversial emergency rule.
“They were the only Labour Party senators present at both events on Tuesday and Wednesday nights and participated in collecting the money.”
“The venue was the Senate President’s guest house at No. 22 Yedeseram Street, Maitama, where 42 senators were given $10,000 each last Wednesday night, and 45 senators received $5,000 each on Tuesday night, March 18, to pass the controversial Rivers State emergency rule,”one of the sources said.
Meanwhile, clarifying such claim on a post shared on the X handle of a twitter user, Jaafar Jaafar, Betara maintained that the $5000 shared among his committee was his normal act of philanthropist every year and not in any way connected to Tinubu’s emergency declaration in Rivers.
The post reads,”The chairman of the House Committee on FCT, Mukhtar Aliyu Betara, has clarified to me that he only shared $5,000 to each member of his committee as “Sallah Gesture” not an inducement to support emergency rule in Rivers State.
“According to him, he maintains the tradition – like Santa Claus – every year. As we say in Hausa, not thigh but hind leg.”
