Yar’Adua Chairs Northern Senators’ Forum After Ningi Suspension

• The Northern Senators Forum has appointed Senator Abdulaziz Yar’Adua as its new leader after Senator Abdul Ningi stepped down from the position
• Ningi resigned following a three-month suspension from the Senate over his controversial claim of budget padding
• Yar’Adua, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and representative of Katsina Central, will now chair the forum

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FCT, Abuja - Senator Abdulaziz Musa Yar’Adua, representing APC in Katsina Central, was elected as the new leader of the Northern Senators Forum (NSF) on March 14th.

This comes after the former chairman, Senator Abdul Ningi from PDP in Bauchi Central, resigned earlier in the week due to a three-month suspension imposed by the Senate, The Nation reported.

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Ningi faced suspension after falsely alleging that the 2024 Appropriation Act was padded with N3.7 trillion.

However, Solomon Adeola, the chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriation, clarified that the provisions Ningi called padding were allocations for statutory transfers to government organs on direct line charge.

The NSF sent the appointment letter for Yar'Adua as the new chairman to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, who announced it during the plenary session.

Yar’Adua, who will replace Ningi, is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the lawmaker representing Katsina Central in the Red Chamber of the National Assembly.

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Source: Legit.ng