At first, the senator stated that he received over N200 million for his constituency project. He was questioned once more, though, about whether he had a billion naira. Naturally, the senator gave a positive response, saying “of course”.
The interviewer asked, “did you get as much as some of the leaders, N500million?” The Senator said, “of course, yes”. He was asked again, “so you got up to a billion”. Again, he said, “of course”.
The Senator said the senators got what they lobbied for. This corresponds with the claim of the Senate Chief Whip, Ali Ndume who stated that each senator received nothing less than N200million for constituency project from the 2024 project. He also stated that all the Senate leaders, including himself, got more than the N200million.
When asked whether he thinks Senator Ningi deserves what he got, the Senator said, “it was more or less a Northern Senator issue. It is just the system” CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>