{"id":119938,"date":"2024-05-28T20:09:34","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T19:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/senate-pardons-recalls-suspended-senator-abdul-ningi"},"modified":"2024-05-28T22:33:12","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T21:33:12","slug":"senate-pardons-recalls-suspended-senator-abdul-ningi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/senate-pardons-recalls-suspended-senator-abdul-ningi","title":{"rendered":"Senate pardons, recalls suspended Senator Abdul Ningi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Senate has pardoned and recalled Bauchi Central Senator, Abdul Ahmed Ningi.<\/p>\n<p>Ningi was suspended for three months on March 12, 2024, for accusing the Senate of budget padding.<\/p>\n<p>The recall process was initiated after a motion moved by Deputy Minority Leader Sen. Abba Moro, who expressed regret on behalf of the suspended senator.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Abba Moro pledged to assume full responsibility for Sen. Ningi\u2019s actions, acknowledging the gravity of the suspension. The senator\u2019s conduct during the period of suspension has been a matter of scrutiny and debate within the legislative body.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, emphasised the senator\u2019s resourcefulness and described him as a valued member of the Senate, adding that the decision to recall Sen. Ningi transcends religious and ethnic divides.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Senate has pardoned and recalled Bauchi Central Senator, Abdul Ahmed Ningi. Ningi was suspended for three months on March 12, 2024, for accusing the Senate of budget padding. The recall process was initiated after a motion moved by Deputy Minority Leader Sen. 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