Senator Ningi resigns

A few minutes after he was suspended for three months by the Senate over his claim that the National Assembly padded the 2024 Budget with about N3 trillion, Senator Abdul Ningi (PDP – Bauchi Central), on Tuesday, resigned as the Chairman of Northern Senators Forum (NSF).
After his suspension, he packed his books and papers and was helped by one of the National Assembly officials.
Immediately he got to his office, he resigned as the Chairman of Northern Senators Forum.
Ningi, in a letter addressed to the Secretary of NSF, said:
“I will like to resign my position as Chairman Northern Senators’ Forum.
“This is of course necessitated by the unfolding events in the National Assembly, the North and the nation at large.
“I will like to specially thank  members of the forum for the opportunity given to me for the last eight months to spearhead this very important forum.
”I believe this forum is very important and fundamental to the progress and development of Northern Nigeria”.