Admin I Tuesday, March 12, 2024
ABUJA, Nigeria – Senator representing Cross North Federal Constituency, Senator Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe has alleged that some senior senators in the red chamber received N500 million each from the 2024 budget appropriation.
The senator made the allegation in the plenary today, during which Senator Abdul Ahmed Ningi was suspended for three months.
The Senator who identified himself as a ranking senator said he did not get anything.
“I am a ranking Senator and I didn’t get anything. No Senator has a right to accuse Senator Ningi”, he said over his suspension for budget padding.
Recall that Senator Abdul Ningi had alleged that the budget passed by the National Assembly for the 2024 fiscal year is N25tn while the one being implemented by the Presidency is N28.7tn.
As result of the raucous created, the Senators at their plenary session today decided to suspend the senator.
Motion to suspend him was moved by Senator Musa Maidoki, representing Kebbi Central constituency and seconded by Senator Muhammed Sani Musa, Niger East Constituency.
“My prayer is the suspension of the senator for 3 months but if he writes apology to the senate, he should be recalled the following day”, Senator Maidoki moved during the sitting president by President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio.
His motion was seconded by Senator Muhammed Sani Musa, Niger East, who informed the house that instead of suspending him for the 12 months, Ningi should be given three months suspension and to give room for him to apologise. “If he does that this Senate has the right to call him back”, he moved.
