Senator Iya Abbas, representing Adamawa Central Senatorial District, has denied the federal government donated foodstuffs and cash as palliatives to Senators for onward distribution to their constituents.
The lawmaker, who made the disclosure during an interview in Yola on Monday, was speaking against the backdrop of reports that the lawmakers were expected to distribute the palliatives to their constituents.
According to him, the foodstuffs and cash gifts he distributed during the last Christmas and the new year festivities were bought with his personal money.
“As I speak to you, nobody gave me money or rice to share as palliatives to our constituents.
“It was a concocted fabrication aimed at tarnishing our image. If it is true, let the contractor bring the invoice for each Senator,” he said.
He added that the information is baseless hence the need for those spreading the news to come forward with the evidence proving what they are claiming.