N3.7bn budget padding: You’re not alone in your battle – Atiku tells suspended Ningi

The 2023 Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential
candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has assured the Bauchi Central Senator, Abdul Ningi
that he’s not alone in his battle.

Recall that Ningi was suspended from the Senate
for three months after raising an allegation of budget padding.

In an interview with BBC, Ningi had claimed that N3.7
trillion could not be traced to any project in the 2027 budget.

Atiku assured the suspended lawmaker of his support in the
battle that led to his suspension.

Posting on X after visiting the lawmaker, Atiku wrote:
“During a solidarity visit to Sen. Abdul Ningi, @Sen_AbdulNingi, representing
Bauchi Central Senatorial District, I stressed the importance of preserving the
integrity of government institutions if the interests of Nigerians are to be
better served and the envisaged development attained.