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The Transparency Group in the House of Representatives is investigating allegations that $25,000 was given to members to sign up for a vote of confidence on Speaker Yakubu Dogara. Former chairman Abdulmumin Jibrin accused lawmakers of collecting the sum to sign a register in the Speaker's Asokoro residence. The group is trying to establish facts around the issue of members signing to pass a vote of confidence on the Speaker. Chika described the collation of signatures as a "crime" against Nigerians who voted in members of the National Assembly. He called for President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure full investigations into the allegations of budget padding made against the four principal officers. Chika is keen on the Speaker stepping aside, despite his statement that budget padding is not a crime.