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: Senate to review Ningi’s suspension – Akpabio
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has revealed that the Senate is set to recall Senator Abdul Ningi from his three-month suspension. He disclosed this while answering questions from reporters on arrival from the Inter-Parliamentary Union meeting in Geneva, Switzerland. Akpabio said the Senate will soon review the three-month suspension it slammed on Ningi for claiming that […]
Budget Padding: Ningi demands reinstatement, insists suspension’s illegal
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 […]
Alleged budget padding: ACF condemns Ningi’s suspension, says North’s interest at stake
The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has condemned the suspension of the immediate past Chairman of Northern Senators Forum, Sen Abdul Ninigi, by the Senate, saying the interests of the North are at stake. A statement by the National Publicity Secretary of ACF, Prof. Tukur Muhammad-Baba, explained that the Senate ought to have investigated the issues […]
Budget Padding: Refer allegations to EFCC, ICPC, reinstate Ningi – SERAP tells Akpabio
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has urged Senate President, Godswill Akpabio to “urgently refer the allegations that lawmakers padded the 2024 budget to the tune of N3.7 trillion to appropriate anti-corruption agencies for investigation and prosecution. SERAP also urged Akpabio to immediately reinstate suspended Senator Abdul Ningi over his allegations that the lawmakers […]
Budget padding controversy: ‘Ningi’s suspension rushed’ – ACF to Senate
The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has condemned the suspension of Senator Abdul Ningi over his revelation of alleged padding of the 2024 budget to the tune of N3.7 trillion by the Senate. DAILY POST recalls that Senator Ningi, in an earlier interview, made the allegation that culminated in his three-month suspension for what the Senate […]