Nothing has come to my account yet, some of my colleagues got N2 million – Senator Ningi faults Akpabio

Abdul Ningi, the Senator representing Bauchi Central, has verified that certain colleagues of his were given a recess allowance of N2 million. Prior to the adjournment of plenary on Monday, Senate President Godswill Akpabio had notified Senators that a modest sum had been transferred to their respective accounts for the holiday period.

“In order to enable all of us to enjoy our holidays, a token has been sent to our various accounts by the Clerk of the National Assembly,” Akpabio had said.

Reacting to this Ningi explained that “nothing has come” to his account yet

In his words; “Nothing has come to my account yet. I heard that some people got N2m but for me, nothing yet. Hopefully [I would get] when they tidy up things.

“Some of these things, if they happen, you don’t broadcast it the way he did.

“I think it is a huge embarrassment to the Senate President as a person and to the institution of the National Assembly. The Senate President should have gone further to say what the allowances are for.

“How did he come about the allowances? Who gave the allowances? Is it part of the remuneration?

“I don’t know what N2m would do for a holiday. I find it very difficult to understand what this money is for.”