The 2023 Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has assured the Bauchi Central Senator, Abdul Ningi that he’s not alone in his battle. DAILY POST recalls that Ningi was suspended from the Senate for three months after raising an allegation of budget padding. In an interview with BBC, Ningi had claimed that N3.7 […]
Alleged budget padding: SERAP sues Akpabio over refusal to recall Ningi
The Socioeconomic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has instituted a legal action against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, over the failure to recall Bauchi Central Senator, Abdul Ningi. SERAP also sued Akpabio over his inability to refer the budget padding allegation to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for prosecution. Ningi had raised an […]
Budget Padding: I am not responsible for Ningi’s suspension – Akpabio replies Falana
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has declared that he was not responsible for the suspension of Bauchi Central Senator, Abdul Ningi, over allegations of budget padding. Ningi had, through his lawyer, Femi Falana, demanded the lifting of his suspension. Ningi warned that if his suspension is not lifted within seven days, he will take legal […]
Budget Padding: Ningi demands reinstatement, insists suspension’s illegal
Alleged Budget Padding: “Critics don’t understand arithmetic of budget” — Tinubu
“Those who are talking about malicious embellishment in the budget; they did not understand the arithmetic and did not refer to the baseline of what I brought. But your integrity is intact,” the president said. The post Alleged Budget Padding: “Critics don’t understand arithmetic of budget” — Tinubu appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria. Powered […]
‘They didn’t understand’ – Tinubu breaks silence on alleged N3.7b budget padding
President Bola Tinubu has said that those alleging embellishments in the 2024 budget did not understand arithmetic. DAILY POST recalls that the 2024 budget was shrouded in controversy following allegations by Senator Abdul Ningi representing Bauchi Central, saying over N3.7 trillion in the budget could not be traced to any project. The allegations, which landed […]
Akpabio using division to cover up budget padding allegation — Northern group
An amalgamation of concerned groups in Bauchi State has berated the Senate President, Senator Goodwill Akpabio, and called for his resignation for purportedly attempting to divert attention away from the alleged N3.7 trillion padding of the 2024 budget by framing the issue as a North-South divide. DAILY POST reports that the call for the resignation […]
Alleged budget padding: Arewa Initiative tackles ACF over position on Ningi
The Arewa Initiative for the Defence and Promotion of Democracy (AIDPD) has criticised the position of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) on the suspension of ex-Chairman of the Northern Senators Forum (NSF), Senator Abdul Ningi, over the budget padding controversy. A press statement on Monday by the spokesperson, Tasiu Haruna, advised the ACF not to […]
Budget Padding: Bauchi PDP members protest Sen Ningi’s suspension
Members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State staged a peaceful protest at the weekend to voice their displeasure over the suspension of their senator, Abdul Ahmed Ningi. DAILY POST reports that Ningi was suspended for three months after alleging that the 2024 budget was padded. Addressing journalists […]