5 TOP TWEETS OF THE DAY

Last week, the crossfire between a former chairman of House Committee on Appropriation, Adbdulmumin Jibrin, and the Speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara, took a new turn, with Mr. Jibrin dropping yet another round of allegations.

Mr. Jibrin, a lawmaker from Kano State, said the speaker connived with his deputy, Yusuf Lasun, Chief Whip Alhassan Doguwa, and Minority Whip Leo Ogor to earmark up to ₦40 billion to themselves in the National Assembly budget. And that he was the one who thwarted their plot.

In summary, the budget was padded and everyday in the house, more events keep unfolding about how the budget was padded.

Following this, reactions has continued to trail Twitter micro blogging site over the budget padding scandal.

Thesheet.ng brings you five most important tweets of the day. Check them below:

1. @Sholaextra: thinks this scandal should be an eye opener for next election into house of assembly

Fine moment for democracy when Nigerians begin to realise the importance of who we vote into our House of Reps and Senate #BudgetPadding

— Shola Adekoya (@Sholaextra) July 27, 2016

2. @NekanMoff: thinks that this budget padding case has been going on for long.

Hummm… reading all the noise around the #BudgetPadding it is clear this unholy activity has been on for long. https://t.co/s6i8LXqVF7

— Adenekan Moruff (@NekanMoff) July 27, 2016

3. @harmorte: Thinks that whenever Nigerians want to be distracted from societal issues, they give us something insignificant to take our mind off

This is why I love Nigeria. When you are starting to get bored due to joblessness, smfn will come up to keep your mind busy. #BudgetPadding

— Razak Omotayo (@hormorte) July 27, 2016

4. @elfday: Thinks it’s disappointing the way a senator interpreted the budget padding scandal.

I watched how a senator interprets #BudgetPadding as a 'right' thing to do; sadly & shamefully! What have we become? https://t.co/sP5vdSxzXO

— Alfred O. (@elfday) July 26, 2016

5. @remiteo: Predicts the end of Senator Dogara

#BudgetPadding Dogara's fate will be worse than Salisu Buhari & Farouk Lawan put together – Ayekooto Akindele ;@AbdulAbmJ @Ayourb

— Oluremi Omowaiye (@remiteo) July 26, 2016

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