NewsSuspended Senator Ningi Writes Senate, Demands Reinstatement Within Seven Days

Suspended Senator Ningi Writes Senate, Demands Reinstatement Within Seven Days

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By Suleiman Anyalewechi

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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.

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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 .

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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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