The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for thorough investigation into the budget padding allegation levelled onSenate President Godswill Akpabio by Senator Abdul Ningi.

The opposition party further asked Akpabio to allow for an independent investigation into the N3.7 trillion 2024 budget padding allegation.

In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, on Wednesday, the PDP expressed its support for the suspended Senator Ningi.

The PDP criticised the Senate leadership for suspending Ningi without conducting a thorough investigation into the matter of budget padding that he brought up.

The statement reads: “The Peoples Democratic Party demands that the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, immediately step aside and allow 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.

“The party also demands that Senator Akpabio immediately reports at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over the pending case of alleged looting of N108 billion belonging to the people of Akwa Ibom State under his watch as Governor of the State.

“Furthermore, the Senate President should speak out on the reported N86 billion contract scam in the Niger Delta Development Commission during his tenure as the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs.”

The PDP described Ningi’s suspension as a desperate move to suppress investigation, conceal, and sweep the facts under the carpet.

“We ask, why did the APC leadership in the Senate not refer the matter to the appropriate Senate Standing Committee for an open investigation in line with the extant Rules of the Senate? What is the APC Senate leadership afraid of and what is it hiding from Nigerians?

“It is even more absurd that instead of recusing himself, the Senate President sat as a judge in the matter; a situation that has the capacity to bring the institution of the Senate to further public disrepute.

“This is especially true as the issues at hand heavily border on alleged gross misconduct and criminal betrayal of public trust which are serious offenses under our laws.

“This apparent inclination towards covering up sleaze in the polity is already pitching the institution of the Senate against Nigerians who are demanding answers on the matter. Of course, the widely condemned suspension of Senator Ningi does not provide answers to the budget padding allegation.

“It is indeed unfortunate and a huge smear on the image of the Senate, as the highest lawmaking and probity Institution in the country, that its Presiding Officer has found himself in a quagmire of alleged sleaze and betrayal of public trust.

“Our party therefore stands with Senator Ningi for his courage in seeking probity and accountability in the polity,” it added


Source : https://politicsnigeria.com/pdp-lists-akpabios-sins-demands-senate-presidents-resignation/

Our common wealth is been shared by a few corrupt people and their families.
While they use religion, tribalism and party politics to divide us.

Arise Nigerians, we can only die once.

I never supported the idea of akpabio as Senate president . To be honest I don't like some of these asiwaju's appointees.
I think Akpabio is obidient at heart, he's so unbothered about giving asiwaju's government a bad name.

That amount of money allegedly to have been padded in the national budget would have been used to pay for fuel subside for the general benefits of every NIGERIANS for between 9/10 months. But, you see what our leaders are doing with a whooping sum of 3trillion, seven hundred billions of Naira.

Only God will judge each and everyone of us according to our deeds.

I left..!

Lumarstone:
That amount of money allegedly to have been padded in the national budget would have been used to pay for fuel subside for the general benefits of every NIGERIANS for between 9/10 months. But, you see what our leaders are doing with a whooping sum of 3trillion, seven hundred billions of Naira.

Only God will judge each and everyone of us according to our deeds.

I left..!

Akpabio is killing this government the most, you can tell he's not there with good intentions. He'll be the worst Senate president ever

EreluRoz:
Akpabio is killing this government the most, you can tell he's not there with good intentions. He'll be the worst Senate president ever

Handpicked by Tinubu.

We all know why Tinubu made that choice.

Legalize criminals doing what they know best.

Akuko ifo