• Privacy Policy
  • Terms
  • About us
  • Contact Us
  • Staff Email
Thursday, June 5, 2025
  • Login
TheMattersPress
  • Home
  • News
  • Features
  • Thematterspress
  • Multimedia
    • Audio
    • Photo
    • Video
  • About us
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Features
  • Thematterspress
  • Multimedia
    • Audio
    • Photo
    • Video
  • About us
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
TheMattersPress
No Result
View All Result
Home News

Ningi, loud mouth senator, suspended over budget saga

Ningi

The Matters Press by The Matters Press
March 12, 2024
Reading Time: 2 mins read
0
Senate probes $3.5b with NNPC

Senate chamber

Abuja, March 12, 2024: The Senate has suspended Sen. Abdul Ningi (PDP-Bauchi) for three months from all activities of the Senate over 2024 Budget padding saga.

RELATED POSTS

PDP incubated insecurity in Nigeria, but Tinubu on top of the situation – TDF

Cracking the Code with Africa’s Creators: Woof Studios Makes History at Cannes Lions 2025 CANNES,

IMPI urges media to consider national interest in reporting security challenges

The upper chamber’s resolution was sequel to a motion by Sen. Solomon Adeola (APC-Ogun) during Tuesday’s plenary.

The motion was titled: “Urgent Need to Address the False Allegations Against the Senate and the Presidency on the 2024 Appropriation Act by Sen. Abdul Ningi (Bauchi Central).”

The BBC Hausa Service had reported that Ningi had said that
President Bola Tinubu was operating two different budgets for 2024.

It said Ningi had claimed that the National Assembly passed N25 trillion as 2024 budget and not the N28.7 trillion that was being implemented by the Federal Government.

The initial prayers of the upper chamber were “allow for immediate deliberation of the matter and take appropriate action deemed fit in the overriding public interest and to prevent break down of law and order.

“Take further necessary steps to correct the wrong impression in public domain of 2024 budget created by the BBC interview and other national media houses and social media platforms by Sen. Ningi….

“And amplified by Sen. Suleiman Kawu (NNPP-Kano) through his facebook account and other social media platforms; and

“Take any further decision as the Senate deems fit and proper to safeguard the integrity of the 2024 Budget which is pivotal to the revamping of our economy.”

Sen. Jimoh Ibrahim (APC-Ondo) had moved for an additional prayer that Ningi be suspended for an initial period of 12 months while Sen. Edeh Dafinone (APC-Delta) seconded.

Moving for an amended prayer, Sen. Garba Maidoki (PDP-Kebbi) moved that the suspension should be for three months which was seconded by Sen. Sani Musa (APC-Niger).

Earlier, Moving the motion, Adeola who is Chairman Senate Committee on Appropriation said that the additional increase of N1.2 trillion to what was presented by the President came during the appropriation process.

“This was through additional funding requests.

“The additional source of funding for the increase came from the increase in the benchmark of naira to dollar from N750-N800, increase in Government Owned Enterprises (GOEs) revenue and other sources.

“The false allegations including that of the 2024 Budget being against the “North” has since generated debate in the media and general public with aspersions on all senators, the Senate and the National Assembly.”

In Ningi’s defence, he said , “I think Sen. Adeola has done a fair job except on some issue that they do not understood. I have never said the budget was padded.

“I have never issued out any of these statements. This is a fake contribution that was forwarded, I do not know the author of this.

In his contribution, Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele said what Ningi had set to do “was tantamount to a civilian coup.”

Earlier, President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio said that “Ningi told me he had paid the consultant N30 million to conduct the investigation.

“Ningi called some of us for a meeting. When he told me this, I told him I would like to see the details.

“But i didn’t receive it, but you had the opportunity to attend a BBC interview. It’s only you that has the document you have. I don’t have it.

“I want Nigerians to know that what President Bola Tinubu presented to the National Assembly was N27.5 trillion, at no time did the President present N25 trillion.

“The integrity of this Chamber has been totally damaged.”

Tags: Ningi
ShareTweetPin
The Matters Press

The Matters Press

Related Posts

Energy

PDP incubated insecurity in Nigeria, but Tinubu on top of the situation – TDF

June 4, 2025
News

Cracking the Code with Africa’s Creators: Woof Studios Makes History at Cannes Lions 2025 CANNES,

June 3, 2025
Economic implications of Niger coup to Nigeria, ECOWAS
Economy/Technology

IMPI urges media to consider national interest in reporting security challenges

June 3, 2025
Tinubu steering Nigeria away from Venezuela-like tragedy – IMPI
News

Malami’s opposition to Tinubu’s endorsement self-indicting – TDF

June 3, 2025
President Tinubu outlines new economic, monetary, foreign policies
Economy/Technology

CUPP goofs over President Tinubu’s 2027 endorsement by governors

June 2, 2025
Senate probes $3.5b with NNPC
Economy/Technology

Senate’s stance on Nigeria’s Legislature-Executive Relationship, thrilling

May 30, 2025
Next Post
Rush to banks as CBN takes further action on BVN defaulters

Do it yourself, link your NIN, BVN to GTB, Zenith, UBA, Access and Stanbic bank accounts

Trading in Nigerian stock market dips further N83bn

Stock market capitalisation gains N836bn

Recommended Stories

What Central Bank did to First Bank, experts excited as new directors emerge

What Central Bank did to First Bank, experts excited as new directors emerge

April 29, 2021
Fair exhibitors adopt strategies to boost sales

Four countries to attend Enugu Int’l trade fair

March 24, 2022
Swiss Bank expects profit of $50bn

CBN to end sale of FOREX to banks

February 12, 2022

Popular Stories

  • Rising prices of goods cause protests in Morocco

    Rising prices of goods cause protests in Morocco

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • NLNG not responsible for gas supply shortfall, price hike

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • NCC sets fresh operational fees, spectrum prices for telecom operators

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Hoarding causes hike in prices of grains

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Prices of Petrol, diesel increase in November

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
TheMattersPress

We bring you the best news update in Nigeria

LEARN MORE »

Recent Posts

  • PDP incubated insecurity in Nigeria, but Tinubu on top of the situation – TDF
  • FCT ground rent!: Check your name if you own property
  • Cracking the Code with Africa’s Creators: Woof Studios Makes History at Cannes Lions 2025 CANNES,

Categories

  • Agriculture
  • Economy/Technology
  • Energy
  • Entertainment/sports
  • Features
  • Foreign
  • Multimedia
  • Natural Resources
  • News
  • Oil and Gas
  • Photo
  • Politics
  • Security
  • Thematterspress
  • Uncategorized
  • Video

© 2025 Domo Tech World - Powered by Thematterspress.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Features
  • Thematterspress
  • Multimedia
    • Audio
    • Photo
    • Video
  • About us
  • Contact Us

© 2025 Domo Tech World - Powered by Thematterspress.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
Call Us