Senate Leadership Received Over N200 Million Each for Constituency Projects While Regular Senators Got N200 Million
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Ali Ndume, Senate Chief Whip, disclosed that ranking senators got over N200 million each for constituency projects while regular senators got N200 million.
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Senator Jarigbe Agom-Jarigbe had alleged that some senators got N500 million each for constituency projects.
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High-ranking senators who hold leadership positions likely received up to N500 million, according to the allegation.
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Godswill Akpabio as Senate President, Jibrin Barau as Deputy Senate President, Opeyemi Bamidele as Majority Leader, and Abba Moro as a ranking member may have gotten over N200 million.
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Ali Ndume, current Senate Chief Whip, has been a Senator since 2011 and admitted to getting more funds than regular senators.