Alleged budget padding: Rumpus as senators bicker over money sharing
lNingi, Jarigbe open can of worms lSenior senators got N500m, I got N75m – Jarigbe lWe don’t know how much Akpabio, his deputy, Barau earn —Ningi lSenate suspends Ningi for three months lNingi resigns as chairman, Northern Senators Forum lAkpabio meets Tinubu over rumpus lSenate’s feud embarrassing, says ex-Senator lTime to revisit national priorities — Sani The sharing formula of funds for constituency projects yesterday threw the Senate into a rowdy session, as Senator Jarigbe Jarigbe, representing Cross River North, alleged that while senior senators got N500 million, others got as low as N75 million. Recall that Chairman of the Northern Senators Forum, Senator Abdul Ningi (PDP, Bauchi Central), had alleged that the 2024 budget was padded by N3 trillion. Tempers rose as the lawmakers debated Ningi’s allegation, sequel to a motion by Senator Solomon Adeola (APC, Ogun West), who said his privilege as a senator had been breached. Two former senators, George Sekibo, and Shehu Sani, in t...