Senate Recalls Senator Ningi Two Months After His Suspension
POLITICS DIGEST- The Senate has recalled Senator Abdul Ningi who was suspended for three months over budget padding allegations.
The recall process was initiated on Tuesday after a motion moved by Deputy Minority Leader Senator Abba Moro, who expressed regret on behalf of the suspended senator. He pledged to assume full responsibility for Ningi’s actions, acknowledging the gravity of the suspension.
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, then announced the unconditional recall of Ningi after a brief plea by some lawmakers.
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Akpabio emphasised the senator’s resourcefulness and described him as a valued member of the Senate, adding that the decision to recall Ningi transcends religious and ethnic divides.
Ningi was recalled some two weeks to the end of his three-month suspension which is supposed to terminate on June 12, 2024.
Recall that POLITICS DIGEST reported on March 12, 2024, that the Senate suspended Ningi over allegations of N3.7trn padding of the 2024 Budget.
Ningi, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from Bauchi Central Senatorial District, was suspended for three months after a long stormy session in the red chamber.
Akpabio, who had described Ningi’s offences as “grievous”, conducted a voice vote during which most of the lawmakers voted in support of Ningi’s suspension for three months.
