Senate president Godswil Akpabio has hinted that in a few days, the embattled senator Abdul Ningi who was earlier suspended by the 10th senate would be allowed to resume official duties soon.
Addressing journalists on arrival from the Inter-Parliamentary Union meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, Akpabio noted that; “I believe that in a few days, he will join us.”
The President of Nigeria’s upper legislative chamber, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has revealed that the senate is considering recalling the suspended Senator, Abdul Ningi.
Recall that Ningi was suspended for three months after the Senate debated his interview with the BBC where he alleged that the budget passed by the National Assembly for the 2024 fiscal year is N25trillion while the one being implemented by the Presidency is N28.7trillion.
Meanwhile, Ningi in a letter through his counsel, Femi Falana SAN, had on Thursday, 28 March given the Senate President Akpabio seven days to recall him or face legal action.
Reacting to this, Akpabio stated though he had not seen the said letter, it was already receiving due attention.
The Senate president said that the matter would be resolved like a family affair and hopefully Ningi would return to take his seat soon.
He explained further; “It is a parliamentary decision. I have not seen the letter yet. But Senator Ningi is one of us. I mean what is suspension? I believe that in a few days, he will join us.
So, there is no problem, it would be resolved amicably. The Senate is a family”.
