BREAKING: Powerful Nigerian senator alleged to have planned coup, see details

  • Senator Opeyemi Bamidele has said that Senator Ningi’s allegation of a N3 trillion budget padding by his colleagues can be likened to a civilian coup
  • Bamidele made this assertion during a plenary proceedings held at the national assembly, Abuja, on Tuesday, March 12
  • Legit.ng reports that Senator Bamidele alleged that Ningi’s actions were an attempt to unseat the incumbent senate president, Godswill Akpabio

Legit.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 9 years of experience covering politics and governance issues in Nigeria.

FCT, Abuja – Senator Opeyemi Bamidele from Ekiti Central Senatorial District has described as a “civilian coup”, claims made by Senator Abdul Ningi that the 2024 budget passed by the Senate was padded.