‘Many Nigerians will not respect us’ — Akpabio says budget padding claim damaged senate’s integrity

“Nigerians are bashing the senate. Many Nigerians will never
in future come back to respect this chamber. The integrity of this chamber has
been damaged and we wanted you to repair it with your speech,” the senate
president said.

“Instead of that, you said you have more documents to prove
what you are saying. This thing is in the public glare. I am still waiting to
receive full details up to this moment. If you had given me full details, I
would have known what you know.

“So far, what you know is only known to you, it is not known
to anyone else. I don’t know how you rushed to the press carrying different
versions. The social media is very fast. From Canada, the United States,
everywhere, the story was budget padding by the senate.”

Meanwhile, the senate has suspended Ningi for three months
after a motion on privilege moved by Solomon Adeola, senator representing Ogun
west.