Senator Abudul Ningi Campaign Support Group for Atiku 2023, Enugu State chapter has condemned the shabby manner with which the National Assembly suspended Sen. Abdul Ningi representing Bauchi Central in the Red Chamber for three months over his comment on alleged budget padding.
The support group headed by the Co-ordinator, Comr. Michael Chukwuebuka Nwankwo condemned and disowned the malicious action of the National Assembly against distinguished Sen.Abdul Ningi, saying that “he is a decent man and did not deserve such action.”
According to Comr. Nwankwo in a statement to the media weekend, Ningi represented his constituency well and Nigeria in general and should not be villified but commended for speaking against injustice to Nigerians.
The statement read in part:
“Sen.Ningi is an active man with decency of character and is dedicated to serve
his constituent and Nigeria with honesty, transparency, humility and humanity to the best of his ability in making sure that the dividends of democracy are at the door step of every Nigerian citizen and that is why he cried out over man inhumanity to man on budget
padding of N3.7 trillion and stand to bear the cross for the good of the citizens as he was suspended by the National Assembly for three months.
“It is undesirable for a man to die because he said the truth. Sen. Ningi is a good leader and has made a remarkable quality representation to his constituency and Nigeria in general by speaking on the secret behind 2024 budget padding.
“The voice of Sen.Ningi is for the good of Nigeria and at the consideration of
mercy on the poor living standard of the masses.”
The leader of the group also noted that Sen. Ningi did not commit any offence or crime in telling Nigerians the position on the irregularity in the 2024 budget padding “as he acted in good faith, conscience, justice and fairness.”
Nwankwo maintained that Sen. Ningi has made a good point and a justifiable bold step for good governance, adding, “we commend his courage. We hereby call for reinstatement of the High
Ranking Senator and pray May ALLAH GIVE HIM THE STRENGTH TO
WITHSTAND THEM.”