The Arewa Consultative Forum has condemned the suspension of Senator Abdul Ningi over the alleged padding of the 2024 budget to the tune of N3.7tn by the Senate.
Recall that Ningi in an earlier interview made the allegation that climaxed in his three-month suspension for what the Senate describes as unfounded allegation.
Prof. Tukur-Baba, the ACF National Publicity Secretary in a statement in Kaduna, said the process that climaxed in Ningi’s suspension appeared rushed “looking more on the messenger rather than his message.”
The organization said the red chamber should have allowed an independent investigation into the matter, rather than suspending the Senator representing Bauchi North which is regrettable.
The statement was titled, ‘ACF regrets suspension of Senator Ningi from 10th Senate, calls for more open debates on issues’ and said it preferred a thorough investigation of the allegation by a statutory or ad hoc committee of the Senate.
According to the forum, with the suspension of Ningi, who had served as the leader of the Northern Senators Forum, the interests of many communities in the region are at stake.
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