The senate has approved the suspension of Senator Abdu Ningi be suspended for three months following his allegation of budget padding leveled against the national Assembly.
The suspension followed a motion by Senator Jimoh Ibrahim who proposed a suspension of one year. Other senators intervened and amended the motion for three months.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio put the motion to votes and the majority approved a three months suspension for Ningi.
Ningi, who represents Bauchi Central Senatorial District of Bauchi State had alleged that at least N3 trillion in the 2024 Budget was floating and not tied to any project.
Ningi, while defending his allegation, further alleged that the salary of the senate president is unknown by other members. He said Akpabio knows their salaries.
He further alleged that while they have five aides each, the number of aides the Senate president has is unknown.
Ningi also alleged that some senatorial districts received N120 billion allocation while his senatorial district received N2 billion.
One of the senators who spoke during the debate added more fuel to an already tensed situation when he alleged that some principal officers received N500 million each, others didn’t.
The revelation caused commotion in the senate with Akpabio rising on his feet to read out the riot act on any member who refused to be orderly.
After calm was restored, the N500 million revelation was left unattended to in the subsequent allegation.
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