Posted 3/17/2024, 10:01:53 AM
Senator Suspended Over Trillion Naira Budget Padding Allegations, Anti-Graft Group Calls for Probe and Reinstatement
- Senator Abdul Ningi was suspended for 3 months over allegations of budget padding worth N3.7 trillion
- SERAP urged Senate President Akpabio to immediately reinstate Ningi as a whistleblower and refer the allegations to anti-graft agencies
- Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed expressed support for Ningi
- SERAP urged Akpabio to discontinue constituency projects in the next budget cycle
- SERAP may take legal action if its requests to investigate allegations and reinstate Ningi are not met within 7 days