The name, Senator Abdul Ningi recently became popular.
The drama that trailed his interview with BBC Hausa was enough to put him on the lips of virtually every Nigerian hours after it surfaced.
The shocking revelations he made was hailed by thousands, if not millions of Nigerians, but for the senate, Ningi had touched the tail of the tiger.
Hours after that interview, an emergency meeting was summoned.
That meeting ended with the suspension of Senator Ningi, a move that Nigerians have rejected to the fullest.
Abdul Ningi is the lawmaker representing Bauchi Central in the National Assembly.
He was suspended after about three hours of debate.
Before now, many people were not interested in knowing about Senator Ningi, but recently, the search has been high.
Everyone is eager to know this man who was bold enough to say the truth and bear the consequences.
Below are twelve things you should know about Senator Ningi:
1. Senator Abdul Ahmed Ningi was born in Bauchi, Nigeria on 20 April 1960 (age 63).
2. He attended Ningi East Primary School (1969–1973).
3. Ningi went to Government Secondary School, Misau, in 1978.
4. He enrolled at the Bauchi College of Art and Sciences for a 2-year pre-degree program.
5. He earned his B.Sc. in Sociology from Ahmadu Bello University in 1983, becoming the first in his family to attend university.
6. Abdul Ningi and his wife were married in 1982, and live in Ningi, Bauchi. They have five children.
7. In 1996, Abdul Ningi contested for the Bauchi State assembly under the platform of the United Nigeria Congress Party (UNCP) and won, but the Abacha-led government cancelled the election.
8. In 2007, Ningi was elected into the Senate under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) platform and was later removed by the tribunal.
9. In 2008, the appeal court reinstated Abdul Ningi as the rightful winner of the April 2007 Senatorial election.
10. He served as the Chairman Senate Ad-hoc committee on the Niger Delta crisis, where his input helped in developing the Amnesty program that resolved the Niger Delta militancy.
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11. On 12th March, 2024, the Senate suspended Senator Abdul Ningi over allegations of N3.7 trillion padding of the 2024 budget.
12. A few hours after his suspension, Senator Abdul Ningi resigned as the chairman of the Northern Senators Forum.
