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After alleged ‘Ningi’s civilian coup’, Northern Senators Forum has elected Senator Abdulaziz Yar’Adua as Chairman after the resignation of suspended Senator Abdul Ningi.
Yar’Adua who’s an APC member is the senator representing Katsina central senatorial district.
TNG recalls that Senator Opeyemi Bamidele on the floor of the Senate had openly pointed the accusation finger at some Senators who were still angry with the emergence of Godswill Akpabio last June, describing the budget padding matter as a civilian coup targeted at the Senate President.
Bamidele had maintained that Ningi was playing a script written by few Senators, who were still hurting from the loss of the Senate leadership elections.
The Senate leader stated this while contributing to debate on the floor of the Senate over the allegations by Ningi that the 2024 budget was padded with the sum of three trillion. He noted further that the attempt to take over the Senate’s leadership beyond June 13, 2023, must come to an end.
Reacting to allegations of budget padding levelled against the President of the Senate by Senator Ningi, Bamidele said ” Over 60 Senators voted for Akpabio, and over 40 voted against him. That’s the will of the majority. But a few have refused to let the electioneering activities pass them by. They still hold bile, and that is why it is always about Akpabio, never about the Senate, never about the House of Representatives, the Director General of Budget.
“All of us passed this budget, and it was never about Mr President who signed this budget. It is always about Akpabio. We have momentum; this is a defining moment for all of us to say if we are going to have a stable Senate.
Bamidele’s narrative finally paved the way for Senator Abdul Ningi’s three months suspension and as a gentleman, he honorably stepped aside as the Chairman of Northern Senators Forum.
The main opposition party in Nigeria the PDP has called for a thorough investigation of the allegations of a padded 2024 budget.