Abdul Ningi, suspended senator representing Bauchi Central Senatorial District, has alleged that his suspension by the Nigerian Senate was a move to stop him from speaking truth to power.
Ningi, who was slammed with a 3-month suspension over the allegations that N3.7 trillion was not traceable to any project in the 2024 budget made this allegation in an interview with Arise TV.
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He said he stood by what he said and was ready for any consequence, as he claimed that members of the Senate were determined to get him silenced or arrested.
“That is why I said I know this parliament very well, I have come a long way. And that is why we are speaking. Let’s speak. Have they ever asked me since the beginning of this so-called crisis, where are your findings? Where are the documents? I’m not using my head to come up with figures.
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“Nobody has talked to me about evidence. Nobody has suggested even listening to me. All they are trying to do is to ensure that ‘how do we make müddet that Ningi is silenced or arrested so that he doesn’t do anything?’. I have opened this can of worms. Neither they nor I will be able to control it.”