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PDP wants investigation on alleged N3.7trn budget padding

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Ibrahim Ramalan
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Ibrahim Ramalan is a graduate of Mass Communications from the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria. With nearly a decade-long, active journalism practice, Mr Ramalan has been able to rise from a cub reporter to the exalted position of an editor; first as Arts Editor with the Blueprint Newspapers before resigning in 2019; second and presently as an Associate Editor of the Daily Nigerian online newspaper. He can be reached via ibroramalan@gmail.com, or www.facebook.com/ibrahim.ramalana, or @McRamalan on Twitter.
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The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has called for an independent investigation on the alleged N3.7 trillion budget padding by the National Assembly.

The PDP said this in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba in Abuja.

Mr Ologunagba said that the investigation would help to unravel the circumstances leading to the suspension of Sen. Abdul Ningi(PDP-Bauchi) by the Senate, saying that Ningi was suspended without a detailed inquest into the alleged budget padding raised by him.

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He described the suspension as a desperate move to suppress investigation, conceal and sweep the facts under the carpet.

He said that the Senate should have referred the matter to the appropriate Standing Committee for an open investigation in line with its extant rules.

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“The PDP calls for an independent investigation into the allegation that a staggering N3.7 trillion was discreetly inserted into the 2024 budget for alleged non-existent projects,“ he said.

The Senate had on Tuesday suspended Ningi for three months after he alleged that the 2024 budget was padded with N3.7 trillion by the National Assembly.
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