Step Aside, Allow Proper Investigation Into Budget Padding Allegations, PDP Tells Akpabio

Senator Abdul Ningi’s party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), on Wednesday, stated that the senate president, Senator Godswill Akpabio, should step aside and allow for an independent investigation into the allegation that N3.7 trillion was discreetly inserted into the 2024 budget for alleged non-existent projects.

The party also demanded that Akpabio should report at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the pending case of alleged looting of N108 billion belonging to the people of Akwa Ibom State under his watch as governor of the state.