Fresh Crisis in Senate as Ndume Rejects New Office, Cites Seniority Concerns

• Ali Ndume, the senator representing Borno South, has rejected the new office allocated to him at the National Assembly
• Ndume, who was recently sacked as the chief whip of the Senate, said the new office did not reflect his seniority and high-ranking
• The APC removed the Borno senator as the Senate chief whip following his criticism of President Bola Tinubu's administration and asked him to join another party

Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, representing Borno South, has declined the new office assigned to him by the Senate services committee.

In a letter to the committee chairman on Tuesday, July 30, Ndume noted that the allocated office does not reflect his seniority and high-ranking status in the Senate.

Daily Trust reported that the letter, signed by his chief confidential secretary, Yati Shuaibu Gawu, stated:

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"Senator Ndume has rejected office number 3.10 due to the traditional allocation of offices based on seniority. As the most senior Senator after Senator Ahmad Lawan, he will only accept an office on the fourth floor."

Why was Ndume removed as Senate chief whip?

Ndume was recently removed as Chief Whip of the Senate due to his criticisms of the President Bola Tinubu-led government, prompting the allocation of a new office.

Weeks after his removal as the chief whip, Senate President Godswill Akpabio offered the Borno-born senator the position of the Senate Committee on Tourism chairman, but Ndume rejected the new offer, adding that he knew nothing about the position being granted to him.

Ndume's removal as the Senate chief whip followed his criticism that President Bola Tinubu had been caged after he made several attempts to meet and discuss national issues with him.

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The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) wrote to the senate leadership and demanded the removal of Ndume as the chief whip. Subsequently, the APC appointed Tahir Munguno, another senator from Borno state, as his replacement.

Senate President Akpabio talks down colleague

Legit.ng earlier reported that the Senate went into a closed-door session following Senator Ireti Kingibe's question on why the FCT budget was raised without her input.

Kingibe and the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, have been at odds over the operation of FCT affairs, and Wike has vowed to unseat her in 2027.

Senate President Godswill Akpabio also talked down the senator, asking Wike to ignore her during a flag-off ceremony at Kugbo Bus Terminal in the FCT.

Proofreading by James, Ojo Adakole, journalist and copy editor at Legit.ng.

Source: Legit.ng