$5000 Shared for Sallah Gift, Not Bribe To Support Rivers Emergency Rule, Hon Betara Allegedly Revealed Mukhtar Betara, the chairman of the House Committee on the Federal Capital Territory has turned down reports that lawmakers of the Nigerian Senate and the House of Representatives received $15,000 and $10,000 respectively to agree with the declaration of a State of Emergency in Rivers State.
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Jafaar Jafaar, an investigative journalists in a post on X revealed the lawmaker dismissed that any member of the National Assembly was given money – in alien currency – to encourage the State of Emergency proclamation made by President Bola Tinubu.
Betara, however, reported lawmakers of the House of Representatives only received $5,000 as Sallah gifts and not as bribes or inducement to encourage the president’s decision over the political violence that rocked Rivers State.
Although there was no mention of where the $5,000 as Sallah gift came from, Betara disclosed the gesture was a long-standing tradition within the National Assembly and had no reciprocity with the State of Emergency proclamation in Rivers.
Jafaar wrote on X, “The chairman of the House Committee on FCT, Mukhtar Aliyu Betara, has confirmed to me that he only shared $5,000 to each member of his committee as a ‘Sallah Gesture’ not an inducement to encourage emergency rule in Rivers State.
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” According to him, he maintains the tradition – like Santa Claus – every year. As we declare in Hausa, not thigh nevertheless hind leg,” the journalist posted.
Wonder land. They don finish this country. What character of human being is this. Do they even merit to be called honourable.
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Published 3/24/2025