The decision to suspend Senator Abdul Ningi (Bauchl, PDP) was that of the entire Senate.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio made the disclosure in his reply to a letter sent to him by Counsel to Senator Abdul Ningi, Femi Falana (SAN), demanding that his suspension be lifted.
Akpabio, through his counsel, Umeh Kalu (SAN), in a letter of reply on Thursday, faulted Falana’s said he was solely not responsible for Ningi’s suspension.
He said he was wondering why the Senate’s suspension of Ningi would be termed a “unilateral decision.”
The Akpabio’s letter to Falana was titled, “Re: Request to lift the suspension of Sen. Abdul Ningi” was made available to reporters in Abuja on Thursday.
Ningi was suspended for three months the Senate for alleging that N3.7 trillion was padded in the budget for the 2024 fiscal year without link to any project or location.
Two weeks after his suspension, Ningi gave the Senate President Godswill Akpabio through his counsel, Falana, a 7-day ultimatum for Akpabio to lift his suspension or he would seek legal redress.
