Bauchi Central Senator, Abdul Ningi, has stepped down as the chairman of the Northern Senators Forum.
His resignation from the position follows his earlier suspension on Tuesday by the Nigerian Senate over allegations of budget padding.
SOLACEBASE reports that Senator Ningi had accused the National Assembly of padding the 2024 budget, claiming the country was running two appropriation acts with one passed by the lawmakers.
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Senator Ningi had told the BBC Hausa service that the president was reportedly running two budgets with N3.7tn yet to be accounted for.
Irked by the comment, the Senate during plenary on Tuesday, demanded answers from Senator Ningi over his remarks.
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Ningi, in his resignation letter, said his decision is based on unfolding events in the National Assembly, the north and Nigeria at large.