- He disclosed that he was not part of the senate that could not account for the unpaid 60% Constituency project fund
Senate President Godswll Akpabio has accused former president of the upper legislative chamber, Bukola Saraki, of not giving account of how funds earmarked for constituency projects in the eight assembly were expended.
This is even as he refused to be associated with the Saraki-led senate.
The Senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, had, while addressing the Senate on the deepening security crisis across the country, reminded the Senate President that he was part of the Saraki Senate.
According to Ndume, “Our security [agencies] have the capability. All they need is training, equipment, motivation. That’s what they need. But we can do it.
“Now the President [Akpabio], he headed, when he was the Senate leader, he headed three committees and made far-reaching decisions. You were part of the Saraki Senate as a Minority Leader…”
Akpabio, who took offense at Ndume’s assertion, pointed out that he was part of Nigerian Senate, not Saraki’s Senate.
He disclosed that he was not part of the senate that could not account for the unpaid 60% Constituency project fund.
“I was a part of Nigerian Senate, not Saraki’s Senate. If you said I was part of Saraki’s Senate, it means I was part of those who paid 40% on Constituency project and 60% was not being paid till today, I don’t want to be part of that.”
Senator Bukola Saraki was the Senate President in the first term of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration from 2015 to 2019.