Akpabio, Opeyemi, Yayi Accused Of Of Padding Palliative Budget With N500 Billion
Akpabio, Opeyemi, Yayi Accused Of Of Padding Palliative Budget With N500 Billion A Northern group, under the aegis of Arewa Transparency Summit has accused the leadership of the Nigerian senate of padding the palliative budget with over N500 billion. The Senate had approved the request made by the President to appropriate money for palliatives to cushion the effects of the removal of the petrol subsidy on Nigerians. The group in a statement on Monday in Abuja urged the senate president to immediately resign from his position. The leader of the group, Mallam Ahmed Muhammad named Senate President, Godswill Akpabio (Akwa…