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President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting with Senate representatives led by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, at the State House.

The meeting is coming shortly after the suspension of Senator Abdul Ningi of Bauchi Central (PDP) who recently alleged that the 2024 Budget had been padded up to the tune of ₦3 trillion.

Ningi alleged that there are two budgets in circulation and that the one currently being implemented is not the one ed by the National Assembly.

Ningi who chairs the Northern Senators’ Forum and Senate Committee on Population, had in a BBC Hausa Service interview alleged that the Federal Government, led by President Tinubu, was executing a budget significantly higher than what was ed by the NASS.

Ningi, who is the chairman of the Northern Senators Forum, had alleged that the 2024 budget was padded with N3 trillion, adding that “huge damage” has been done to the north and the entire country in the budget.

According to him N25 trillion budget was debated and ed, not the N28.7 trillion that is currently being implemented.

He had said: “We have engaged consultants to review the budget for us. We have some experts that are working on it line by line.

“We have seen the huge damage that was done not only to the north but the entire country in that budget. We are supposed to sit with the senate president to inform him about what we have observed”, he said.

In a statement issued by Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the Presidency has described Ningi’s claims as false, insisting that Tinubu never presented a budget of N25 trillion on November 29, 2023 but N27.5 Trillion to the t session of the National Assembly made up of N9.92 trillion recurrent expenditure, Debt Service N8.25 trillion and Capital Expenditure N8.7 trillion.

He described Ningi’s view as strange view stating that there was no way the Senate could have debated and ed a N25 trillion budget that was not presented to the National Assembly.

He had advised the ranking Senator to pay due attention to details before making wild claims.

On Monday Ningi maintained his position that N3.7 trillion could not be ed for in the 2024 budget.

At plenary on Tuesday, the Senate suspended Ningi for three months over this claim.

While the parties called for a probe into the allegation, some northern senators disowned Ningi’s claims, saying the Bauchi State senator did not speak for them.

https://thenationonlineng.net/breaking-tinubu-akpabio-others-meet-in-aso-rock-after-ningis-suspension/

This is getting more interesting by the day

Who are the others that also visited? better don't say what you don't know

This too will be swept under the carpet. Maybe he wasn't carried along in d deal reason why he had to expose them. This has nothing to do with the interest of the masses

Na so una dey run run go ASO ROCK anytime Wey we wan hear Chicken -Nyash wan open !

Thunder ⚡⚡⚡ Fire 🔥🔥🔥 all of una

on

They don align to celebrate corruption...

Apc cartel baa?... and they know they’re evil .. catching cruise with Nigerians


Some Nigeria don already the celebrate with..

God help us .. we the citizens ..

Useless and shameless set of leaders

The most useless political party in Africa

Name one single use the APC has

They have ulterior motives.
Believe you me!

I like as Nigerians keep quiet while they mortgage the lives of our children's future. Someone ing them message for you we will bear the pain together.

I call on Nigerian or international investigator journalist to do underground investigation on Nigeria corruption. Just like bbc is doing. Let's see the reasons why black Nation will never progress retrogression. How will black progress when all the oppressor know is how to increase their foreign bank .

Nigeria Politicians are very greedy. We the are no better, you can see it already from Yahoo Yahoo in the south while north is doing banditry killings like it's nothing.

Didijiji:
Useless and shameless set of leaders

The most useless political party in Africa

Name one single use the APC has

Are you any better, if you were, you would have been in their stead.

House boyz will always feel, that they know more than their ogas.

bnanny:
I call on Nigerian or international investigator journalist to do underground investigation on Nigeria corruption. Just like bbc is doing. Let's see the reasons why black Nation will never progress retrogression. How will black progress when all the oppressor know is how to increase their foreign bank .

Nigeria Politicians are very greedy. We the are no better, you can see it already from Yahoo Yahoo in the south while north is doing banditry killings like it's nothing.

didijiji.

According to him N25 trillion budget was debated and ed, not the N28.7 trillion that is currently being implemented.

The above claim from Ningi is what shows that he is either suffering from dementia or he is a rabble-ro who is up to mischief and should be suspended till he is ready to reveal who are his backers trying to stoke anarchy in the country.

What manner of fellow would make a foolish claim that N25T budget is what was debated and ed when all the recorded proceedings and news coverage for both local and international news media reported otherwise.

Only Ningi is suffering from dementia, let him go and treat himself while he is on suspension.

Cassandraloius:
They have ulterior motives.
Believe you me!

The ulterior motive is from the demented Senator Ningi who is living in a delusion that the Senate debated and ed a N25T budget that only him knows about.

Fibonacci88:
This too will be swept under the carpet. Maybe he wasn't carried along in d deal reason why he had to expose them. This has nothing to do with the interest of the masses

We will not allow anything to be swept under the carpet.

Senator Ningi must explain how the Senate debated and ed a N25T budget when the Executive never submitted a N25T budget proposal, nor did the Senate a N25T budget.

It is time that mischief makers are thoroughly dealt with.

I repeat, nothing must be swept under the carpet.

The National Assembly is not for comedians or those suffering from dementia.

Odin13:
They don align to celebrate corruption...

Apc cartel baa?... and they know they’re evil .. catching cruise with Nigerians


Some Nigeria don already the celebrate with..

God help us .. we the citizens ..

If only you were using your brain to reason, you would know something is wrong with Senator Ningi.

He must not be mentally alright like you who is blind to a recorded recent history.

In a statement issued by Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the Presidency has described Ningi’s claims as false, insisting that Tinubu never presented a budget of N25 trillion on November 29, 2023 but N27.5 Trillion to the t session of the National Assembly made up of N9.92 trillion recurrent expenditure, Debt Service N8.25 trillion and Capital Expenditure N8.7 trillion.

He described Ningi’s view as strange view stating that there was no way the Senate could have debated and ed a N25 trillion budget that was not presented to the National Assembly.

I perceive something fishy.

The actions of the senate show they are guilty of Senator Ningi's accusation
They are all worried, Senator Ningi took the discussion to the public domain.
Senator Nningi acussed the senate, the best thing to do is set up a fact finding committee
And then when the findings are reported action can be taken appropriately.

However, they quickly suspended him to get rid of him......lol
How is that being fair ? Akpabios senate is turning out to be one of the worst senate in the history of Nigeria

They are serving pre-arranged, pre-discussed actions. He is operating the senate like a Mafia
He is ignoring the fact that Senator Ningi was sent to senate to represent his constituency,
You cannot suspend him without evidence and due process. You have denied the Bauchi people their representation in the senate.

AKPABIO IS A CLUELESS SENATE PRESIDENT......THEY ARE RUNNING THE SENATE LIKE GANG

Nigeria is finish.

To

Weak leaders.

In as much as i know that Tinubu rigged himself into power, my only wish is for him to Restructure Nigeria

What happened is typical of Abdul Ningi, treachery, lies, deceit and crooked. This is someone I have known way back to 1994 while growing up as an uncle to my childhood friend. Whenever he is not having his ways, he creates intentional chaos, just that this time around, he found his match in Apkabio. He is very very very useless.

StOla:


If only you were using your brain to reason, you would know something is wrong with Senator Ningi.

He must not be mentally alright like you who is blind to a recorded recent history.

Akpabio is always running to Tinubu like chicken. They are both beds of the same feathers

Peakdesign23:
Weak leaders.

like a weak penis

Akpabio is next

enemyofprogress:
Akpabio is always running to Tinubu like chicken. They are both beds of the same feathers

He needs Tinubu to remain on that seat

When a group of thieves have been casted....they meet up at their meeting spot to discuss how to deal with the situation

id4sho:

He needs Tinubu to remain on that seat

so where is the separation of powers between the two?

This suspension is hasty and some will see it as suspicious. Before suspending him, why was he not asked to present the copy of 25 trillion presented by the President and the 28 trillion assented to by the house.
Another thing is that the house clerk have records of every proceedings, this is another source for facts

malali:
The actions of the senate show they are guilty of Senator Ningi's accusation
They are all worried, Senator Ningi took the discussion to the public domain.
Senator Nningi acussed the senate, the best thing to do is set up a fact finding committee
And then when the findings are reported action can be taken appropriately.

However, they quickly suspended him to get rid of him......lol
How is that being fair ? Akpabios senate is turning out to be one of the worst senate in the history of Nigeria

They are serving pre-arranged, pre-discussed actions. He is operating the senate like a Mafia
He is ignoring the fact that Senator Ningi was sent to senate to represent his constituency,
You cannot suspend him without evidence and due process. You have denied the Bauchi people their representation in the senate.

AKPABIO IS A CLUELESS SENATE PRESIDENT......THEY ARE RUNNING THE SENATE LIKE GANG

God bless Senator Ningi for his courage.
Nigeria needs more senators like him.