The Senate has suspended Sen. Abdul Ningi (PDP-Bauchi) for three months from all activities of the Senate over 2024 Budget padding allegation.
The upper chamber’s resolution was sequel to a motion by Sen. Solomon Adeola (APC-Ogun) during Tuesday’s plenary.
The motion was titled: “Urgent Need to Address the False Allegations Against the Senate and the Presidency on the 2024 Appropriation Act by Sen. Abdul Ningi (Bauchi Central).”
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the BBC Hausa Service had reported Ningi as said that
President Bola Tinubu was operating two different budgets for 2024.
It said Ningi had claimed that the National Assembly passed N25 trillion as 2024 budget and not the N28.7 trillion that was being implemented by the Federal Government.
NAN reports that the initial prayers of the upper chamber was “allow for immediate deliberation of the matter and…
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