There was a rowdy session on the senate floor on Tuesday after Senator Jarigbe Jarigbe, representing Cross River North, made a revelation concerning the budget padding allegation leveled against the leadership of the senate by Abdul Ningi, representing Bauchi Central.…CONTINUE READING

While debating on the topic, Senator Jarigbe raised the alarm that ranking senators got the sum of ₦500 million each from the padded budget.

Jarigbe, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said this during the debate and was immediately cut off and stopped from speaking.

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Some Senior Senators Got ₦ 500M Naira Each From The 2024 Budget

I am a ranking Senator I didn’t get anything. No Senator has a right to accuse Senator Ningi.

Senator Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe pic.twitter.com/5ZbXFQvzRx

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The Senator, however, said that he didn’t get anything from the sharing.

Recall that in an interview with BBC Hausa during the weekend, Ningi, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), alleged the budget was padded and that President Bola Tinubu is currently implementing two different budgets.

Meanwhile, after the debate on Tuesday, the Senate suspended Senator Ningi for three months over the allegation he brought that the National Assembly passed two versions of the 2024 budget.

He was suspended on Tuesday on the floor of the Senate.

A member of the Appropriation Committee in the Senate, Jimoh Ibrahim, moved a motion for Ningi’s suspension for 12 months over misinformation and breach of peace in the National Assembly and the country by extension.

Ibrahim, who represents Ondo South Senatorial District, also moved that the senate should send a note of warning to the Senator representing Kano South Suleiman Kawu for posting inciting information on social media, and demand that he (Kawu) tenders an apology.