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Falana demands reinstatement of Senator Ningi
Senstor Abdul Ahmed Ningi, through his lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has requested reinstatement to the senate. Ningi, representing the Bauchi Central Senatorial District, was suspended on March 12, 2024, by the senate for alleging that the 2024 budget was padded with N3 trillion. Ningi, in a letter through Falana, accused the Senate President Godswill Akpabio […]
Ningi: Bauchi governor pledges to support embattled senator
Budget Padding: PRP Chieftain condemns suspension of Senator Ningi, calls for investigation
A People Redemption Party, PRP, Senatorial candidate for Kaduna-North in 2023, Abdullahi Ahmed Wakili, has strongly condemned what he described as “the hasty suspension” of Senator Abdul Ahmed Ningi by the Nigerian Senate. According to him, the allegations of budget padding, amounting to a staggering N3 trillion are of utmost concern and should be thoroughly […]
Senate Minority leadership not imposed – Abba Moro fires back at Senator Ningi
The Senate Minority Leader, Abba Moro on Tuesday expressed dissatisfaction with the allegation by the senator representing Bauchi Central Senatorial District and Chairman, Norther Senators Forum, Abdul Ningi that the leadership of the Senate Minority Caucus of the 10th Senate was imposed on the caucus and that the leadership is not doing its job of […]
Budget padding: Senator Ningi attempted civilian coup – Bamidele
The Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, has accused his colleague from Bauchi Central, Abdul Ningi of attempting a coup against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. Bamidele made the claims while reacting to Ningi’s allegation of the Senate padding the 2024 Appropriation bill. Speaking on the floor of the Senate, Bamidele and a few senators vowed […]
BREAKING: Senate suspends Senator Ningi over budget padding allegation
The Senate has suspended Bauchi Central Senator, Abdul Ningi over his allegation of budget padding. The suspension is to last a period of six months. This followed Senator Jimoh Ibrahim’s motion for Ningi’s suspension. Some Senators moved that Ningi’s suspension be reduced to three months. Ningi had accused the Senate of padding the 2024 appropriation […]
Why Senator Ningi must be charged with criminal misinformation — Jimoh Ibrahim
A member of the Appropriation Committee in the Senate, Jimoh Ibrahim, says the Federal Government must charge Senator Abdul Ningi to court over alleged breach of peace in the National Assembly. Jimoh also said Ningi should be charged for criminal misinformation. The call followed an outburst by Ningi alleging that projects worth N3.7 trillion in […]
Projects worth N3.7trn in 2024 budget not traceable – Senator Ningi
Chairman of the Northern Senators Forum, NSF, Senator Abdul Ningi (PDP-Bauchi Central) has insisted that projects worth N3.7 trillion in the 2024 Appropriation Act cannot be traced. DAILY POST recalls that the BBC Hausa had, on Saturday, quoted Senator Ningi alleging that the Federal Government was operating an N28 trillion budget, contrary to the N25 […]
2024 budget: Your claim baseless – Presidency replies Senator Ningi
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration says the claim by Senator Abdul Ningi of Bauchi Central that the 2024 national budget was padded is false and baseless. Recall that Senator Ningi had queried the whereabouts of N3 trillion in the 2024 N28.7 trillion budget. However, in a statement on Sunday, Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the […]