According to Adeola, Ningi raised the alarm of N3 trillion Budget Padding in the N28. 7 trillion 2024 Appropriation Act, and that the budget passed by the National Assembly for the 2024 fiscal year is N25 trillion while the one being implemented by the Presidency is N28.7 trillion.
Senator Adamu Aliero, representing Kebbi Central Senatorial District, raised a point of order, asking the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, to ensure a fair hearing by allowing the man at the centre of the controversy to state his side of the story.
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Mr Ningi, the Chairman of the Northern Senators Forum (NSF), recently told BBC Hausa that the lawmakers sought the service of a private auditor and discovered the budget was padded with N3 trillion.
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Monday, inaugurated a Senate Ad-Hoc Committee to investigate the Ways and Means, including the Anchor Borrowers