Senator accused of sponsoring hunger protesters finally revealed

  • FCT Senator Ireti Kingibe has denied the allegation that she was financing the nationwide hunger protest in the country
  • Kingibe’s comment followed an allegation by the FCT minister, Nyesom Wike, that a senator had been caught financing the protesters and giving them food
  • While Wike did not mention the name of the senator, Kingibe maintained that the video being circulated as she sponsoring the protesters was manipulated as the event actually happened during a Labour Party event

Senator Ireti Kingibe, the lawmaker representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) senatorial district, has denied allegations of sponsoring the ongoing protests in Abuja.

The Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, had accused an unnamed senator of supporting the protesters with food and water.