By Suleiman Anyalewechi
Suspended Senator Abdul Ningi, has asked the Senator Godswill Akpabio-led Nigerian Senate to rescind his suspension or face a legal action.
The Source on Thursday March 28 gathered authoritatively that the embattled Bauchi State Senator’s ultimatum is contained in a letter addressed to the Senate President, Akpabio by his Legal Counsel Fami Falana SAN.
The Source reports that the Senate had, on March 12, 2024, slammed a-three month suspension on Senator Ningi over his allegations of a #3.7 trillion padding of the 2024 budget by the National Assembly.
Falana had, in the letter, argued that the suspension of Senator Ningi amounts to a gross violation of his fundamental human rights and freedom of Speech as enshrined in the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ( as amended) and the African Charter on Human Rights .
He, therefore, described the suspension of Senator Ningi as unconstitutional,and abuse of power by the Nigerian Senate, urging the Senate to withdraw the suspension order within the next seven days or face a court action.
According to Falana, Senator Ningi was only exercising his right to freedom of expression as well as the responsibility to defend the interests of his constituents.
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