Eko Hot Blog reports that Senator representing Cross River North Senatorial District, Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe, has accused “some so-called senior senators” in the national assembly of getting N500 million each from the 2024 budget. He made the allegation on Tuesday during plenary in defence of Senator Abdul Ningi who had been under fire for allegedly … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that three Senators from the All Progressives Congress (APC) have contested the claims made by Senator Abdul Ningi, representing Bauchi Central, regarding the alleged padding of the 2024 budget by N3 trillion. According to information gathered by this online media platform, the dissenting senators include Steve Sunday Karimi (APC-Kogi), Titus Tartenger Zam … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Nigerian presidency has responded to the allegation that the 2024 budget was padded by the National Assembly with N3 trillion. The presidency’s response is contained in a statement issued by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information & Strategy, Sunday evening. The response was directed at … Read more