In the political preambles to the election, Jibrin reportedly led a walkout of the mock primary organised by the party at the International Conference Centre, Abuja. He wrote then: “I recollect with deep regret and pains and can still hear the echo of your voice in the make-or-mar meeting at the ICC shouting ‘sit down Jibrin, sit down Jibrin, Jibrin sit down’; ‘you dare not walk out of this hall Jibrin’. Before he was eventually banished by the House, Jibrin was left in the cold as 10 principal officers of the House rallied in support of Dogara and denounced him. Furthermore, Jibrin’s party, the APC, warned him to ceasefire but he was defiant and continued his onslaught against the House leadership. However, on March 13, 2018, Jibrin finally decided to end his long-drawn battle with the House leadership.

Source: Nigerian Tribune June 21, 2019 05:03 UTC