The senate is currently in a rowdy session over an
allegation that the 2024 budget was padded by N3 trillion.
The debate was sequel to a motion moved by Solomon Adeola,
senator representing Ogun west, who said his privilege as a senator was
breached.
At the weekend, Abdul Ningi, senator representing Bauchi
central, stirred the hornet’s nest when he alleged that “huge damage” has been
done to the entire country through the budget.
The national assembly had passed a budget of N28.7 trillion
for the 2024 fiscal year.
President Bola Tinubu had proposed N27.5 trillion, but the
lawmakers jerked it up by N1.2 trillion.
The Ogun west senator said his privilege was breached
because he participated in the budgeting process.
“Ningi has maintained that N3 trillion in the budget was not
linked to anything,” Adeola said.
“My privilege has
been breached because I was one of those who participated in the preparation of
the budget. With what has transpired in the last three days, my privilege has
been breached.”
Ningi got a chance to defend himself, saying he had
documents to prove the anomaly.
But the upper legislative chamber immediately descended into
chaos when Jarigbe Jarigbe, senator representing Cross River north, claimed
that some “older senators” got N500 million in the budget for constituency
projects.
“Let us wash our dirty linen in public,” Jarigbe said.
“Did you see me go to
the media?”
Watch the rowdy session below.
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