Budget Padding: Bauchi Senator, Ningi resigns as Northern Senators Forum chairman

Abdul Ningi, the senator representing Bauchi Central, has resigned from his position as the chairman of the Northern Senators Forum.

Ripples Nigeria reports that Ningi was suspended on Tuesday following his allegations that about N3.7 trillion in the budget is unaccounted for in terms of project implementation.

In response to the allegation, the Senate passed a resolution to suspend the lawmaker for three months.

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