The Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, has declared support for suspended Senator Abdul Ningi. According to the governor, the suspended lawmaker's integrity is praiseworthy.
The Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, has declared support for suspended Senator Abdul Ningi. According to the governor, the suspended lawmaker's integrity is praiseworthy. Mohammed, who was elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as Ningi said, “I stand firm in our support for Senator Abdul Ahmed Ningi of Bauchi Central.” According to a post on X, Mohammed made this known at the Bauchi State Executive Council meeting.
It is common knowledge that Senator Ningi is one of the best performing senators whose heritage and uprightness, ancestry and integrity are worthy of praise,” the post read. In an interview, Ningi had claimed that the federal government is operating two versions of the 2024 budget and that the N28.7 trillion budget passed and signed into law by President Bola Tinubu was skewed against the North.
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