The Chairman of the Northern Senators Forum, NSF, Senator Abdul Ningi of the PDP-Bauchi Central, has asserted that projects valued at N3.7 trillion in the 2024 Appropriation Act is not visible.
Ningi stated this on Saturday, alleging that the Federal Government was operating an N28 trillion budget, contrary to the N25 trillion passed by the National Assembly.
In response to the allegation, the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga denied the allegation, adding that the claim is baseless and false.
Sen. Ningi at a press conference on Monday maintained his claim, reiterating that the findings made by the Northern Senators Forum were accurate.
Added that his views during the interview were literally his expression, and not of the Northern Senators Forum.
The lawmaker also denied saying that President Bola Tinubu was operating two separate 2024 budgets.
