By Deborah Onyofufeke, Abuja
The Senator representing cross River North, Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe has said there was no N3.7 trillion padded to the 2024 budget, even as the Senate cleared the Senate President Godswill Akpabio of any wrong doing .
Senator Jarigbe who’s the chairman of the Senate Committee on Gas dismissed the reported N3.7 trillion padding to 2024 budget as false and urged lawmakers to always protect the sanctity of the institution of the Senate.
Senator Abdul Ningi, Senator representing Bauchi Central senatorial district at a plenary session had alleged a N3.7trillion padding by the Senate president in which members reacted to.
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However, Jarigbe clarified that he only passed N28trillion and not N3.7trillion as alleged by Ningi.
The senator representing Cross River North in his reaction insisted there was no such padding and senators are at peace with the explanation by the Senate Committee on Appropriation.
He said “There was no padding of the Budget with 3. 7 trillion”. As the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations cleared the issue of Budget Padding.
He advised Senators not to destroy the Sanctity and integrity of the Senate because most of the senior Senators got extra Projects in their Districts but some other Senators, like himself did not get that incentive ..
