Budget padding: Tinubu backs Ningi’s suspension, says senator doesn’t understand arithmetic

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Budget padding: Tinubu backs Ningi’s suspension, says senator doesn’t understand arithmetic
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President Bola Tinubu has reacted to the allegation of budget padding by Bauchi senator, Senator Abdul Ningi.

The president, however, assured Nigerians that the current security and economic challenges facing the country would soon become a thing of the past, confident the nation would surmount her challenges. “I know the arithmetic of the budget and the numbers that I brought to the National Assembly, and I know what numbers came back. I appreciate all of you for the expeditious handling of the budget. Thank you very much.

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