N3.7trn budget padding: I have opened this can of worms, They want to silence or arrest me – Ningi

Senator Abdul Ningi, the suspended representative from Bauchi Central, has accused the Senate of attempting to silence him or have him arrested after he exposed the alleged padding of the 2024 appropriation budget.

Ningi was suspended by the Senate for three months due to his assertion that projects worth N3.7 trillion in the 2024 budget were unaccounted for.

Following his suspension, Ningi conducted an interview with Arise TV on Wednesday, March 13.

He said during the interview: “That is why I said I know this parliament very well, I have come a long way. And that is why we are speaking. Let’s speak.

“Have they ever asked me since the beginning of this so-called crisis, where are your findings? Where are the documents? I’m not using my head to come up with figures.

“Nobody has talked to me about evidence. Nobody has suggested even listening to me. All they are trying to do is to ensure that ‘how do we make sure that Ningi is silenced or arrested so that he doesn’t do anything?’

“I have opened this can of worms. Neither they nor I will be able to control it.”