Budget padding: Senate suspends Ningi for 3 months
The Senate has suspended Senator Abdul Ningi over allegations of padding of the 2024 budget. Ningi, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party representing Bauchi Central senatorial district, was suspended for three months after a long stormy session in the red chamber. A member of the Appropriation Committee in the Senate, Senator Jimoh Ibrahim first moved the motion for Ningi’s …