Three Senators on Sunday disagreed with Senator Abdul Ningi's 2024 budget padding allegations. The Senators, in a statement they jointly signed and made available to Senate Corps correspondents, are Steve Sunday Karimi, Titus Tartenger Zam and Kaka Sheu, describing the report that made headlines on Saturday as unfounded and baseless.
Three Senators on Sunday disagreed with Senator Abdul Ningi's 2024 budget padding allegations. The Senators, in a statement they jointly signed and made available to Senate Corps correspondents, are Steve Sunday Karimi, Titus Tartenger Zam and Kaka Sheu, describing the report that made headlines on Saturday as unfounded and baseless.
At a meeting last week, some northern senators accused the Senate President of inserting projects worth N4 trillion in the 2024 budget. They wondered how Senator Ningi, representing Bauchi Central Senatorial District, got his breakdown before arriving at the conclusion of N4 trillion padding.
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