Senator Sunday Karimi has taken Senator Abdul Ningi to the cleaners over his statement on N3.7 trillion budget padding.

Karimi said: “I’m a member of the Northern Senators Forum. The first question I want to ask our chairman is, where did the N3million he paid the consultants on behalf of the forum come from?”

“We were with him when he took the report from the consultants to see the Senate President. If not for mischief, why did he rush to the press?”

“After our meeting with the Senate President, the Senate President asked that the report be made available and that the Senate will set up a committee to review it. Till this hour, the report has not been presented.”

“I heared he said he was not afraid of suspension, I agree but I urge him to fear God who is the ultimate judge.”

“He has been In the National Assembly for 20 years and has held leadership positions in both the Senate and House of Representatives, he can’t claim not to know that there are arms of Government and agencies that are on first line charge and the funds he is trying to query are funds that fall under this category.”

“We must fear God In all our dealings as human beings because we will account for our deeds in the hereafter. We can’t be crying wolf where there is none.”