NASS: Senator Ningi Resumes 75 Days After

After spending 75 days out of the 90 days suspension slammed on him by the Senate on March 12, 2024, Senator Abdul Ningi (PDP Bauchi Central), formally resumed legislative activities at the Senate on Tuesday.

The Senate had on last Tuesday on the strength of a motion sponsored by the minority leader, Senator Abba Moro, on behalf of the minority caucus, recalled Senator Ningi from the three months suspension .

It will be recall that Senator Ningi was suspended by the Senate at the committee of the whole over the 2024 budget padding allegation leveled against the Senate during an interview he granted the BBC Hausa service.

Apparently elated to be back in the Senate, Senator Ningi was among the first set of Senators and House of Representatives members to arrive the National Assembly for plenary on Tuesday.

Senator Ningi who along with some few other Senators like Suleiman Kawu (NNPP Kano South), Aminu Waziri Tambuwal (PDP Sokoto South) etc, came into the National Assembly through the Villa Gate, they arrived exactly at 10: 40am, 20minutes to 11:00am fixed for commencement of plenary which eventually started at about 12:10 pm.

Senator Ningi still holds his Chairmanship position of the Senate Committee on Sports Development but relinquished that of the Northern Senators’ forum, the very day he was suspended.