Senator Abdul Ningi, representing Bauchi Central at the National Assembly, has tendered his resignation as the Chairman of the Northern Senators Forum. This decision comes shortly after his suspension by the Senate over allegations regarding the 2024 budget.
In a letter addressed to the Secretary of the forum, Senator Ningi cited unfolding events in the North and the country at large as reasons for his resignation. His departure from the forum follows a period of controversy surrounding the figures contained in the 2024 Appropriation Act.
Senator Ningi had previously made allegations in an interview with the BBC, claiming that three trillion naira was unjustly inserted into the budget, bringing the total to twenty-five trillion naira. He asserted that these additional funds were not allocated to any specific projects in the document.
The resignation of Senator Ningi from his position as Chairman of the Northern Senators Forum marks another development in the ongoing debate surrounding the budget figures and underscores the impact of his allegations within the Senate and beyond.
