Senator Abul Ningi said he was not afraid of being thrown out of the National Assembly, following his allegations of budget padding up to the tune of N3.7 trillion in the 2024 national budget.
Ningi, representing Bauchi Central on the ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party, had raised an alarm during a BBC Hausa interview that the National Assembly approved a budget of N25 trillion, but the one being implemented by the Federal government at the moment was that N28.7 trillion.
“I said we have established beyond reasonable doubt that N25 trillion so far has a nexus in the budget. That means that there is money, there is a project, and then there is location,” Ningi told News reporters in Abuja Monday.
“But we are yet to ascertain N3 trillion of that budget. We have established the N3 trillion of that budget, we have not established its location and the place.
“However, I said going forward, the budget evaluation is ongoing. And I said lastly, the intention of the northern senators, as regards budgetary allocation, was to meet the Senate President with our findings and subsequently meet President Bola Tinubu.
“I have never acted as a regional person. And I have never spoken as a regional person but I’m proud to say I’m a very proud northerner.
“It wasn’t a budget matter, but a budget issue. I believe in one God, and I believe power is transient. I believe what we are doing is temporary. I’m not scared of whatever you hear, I am not scared of any issue like suspension.
“If because I said what I would say, then I will be suspended, so be it. It will be an honour.”
