Ningi was recently suspended by the Senate for three months for claiming that the 2024 budget was padded to the tune of N3.7 trillion.
After his suspension, Ningi resigned from his position as the Chairman of the Northern Senators’ Forum and was replaced by Senator Abdulaziz Yar’Adua . “Specifically, the court declared the suspension of the affected legislators illegal and unconstitutional.
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Budget Padding: Senate in rowdy session as Akpabio asks Ningi to apologizeThe Senate is currently in a rowdy session over the budget padding allegation levelled against it. Recall that Bauchi Central Senator, Abdul Ningi had accused the Senate of padding the budget to the tune of N3.7 trillion.
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Tinubu meets Akpabio after Ningi’s suspension from senatePresident Bola Tinubu is currently meeting Senate President Godswill Akpabio, the deputy president of the senate, Jibrin Barau and some other lawmakers at the State House in Abuja. The meeting is coming hours after Abdul Ningi, senator representing Bauchi Central, was suspended from the senate.
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UPDATED: Alleged Budget padding: Senate suspends NingiMr Ningi, the Chairman of the Northern Senators Forum (NSF), recently told BBC Hausa that the lawmakers sought the service of a private auditor and discovered the budget was padded with N3 trillion.
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