If there were a book on controversial Nigerian lawmakers, Borno South senator Ali Ndume would be prominent in it.
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“Yesterday, I was invited by the party, and here I am to discuss family matters,” he said. “Actually, the national chairman is not just a chairman to me but a father. With what happened, it is not surprising that I was invited to hear my side, and we had a family discussion.” “Those issues may have been said strongly, but they are true. Again, I should have talked to the party as the last bus stop. Next time when I want to talk, I will come and get clearance or at least talk to the party.”The senator also debunked claims that he had been expelled from the APC, a party he joined 11 years ago.
When Mr Akpabio, after reading the letter, put the matter to a voice vote, Mr Ndume’s colleagues, including the opposition, voted overwhelmingly for his removal as their chief whip. He was immediately replaced with fellow Borno senator Tahir Monguno, who represents the northern part of the northeastern state.For those watching his political career, Mr Ndume’s vituperation against the Tinubu administration did not come as a surprise.
His ordeal stemmed from his demand for an investigation of allegations of importation of a bullet-proof Range Rover with a fake document involving Mr Saraki and allegations of perjury against Dino Melaye, a fellow senator and Saraki ally. However, despite his removal as the number three official member of the Senate, Mr Ndume was still active as a lawmaker. Indeed, he moved several motions and sponsored many bills thereafter, including the Constituencies Development Fund Bill and the Electoral Act Amendment Bill that enabled Internally Displaced Persons to vote in 2015.In 2011, the lawmaker was linked with terrorism.
Reprieve came his way when, on 4 July 2017, the court dismissed the case because the Nigerian government failed to link him with the allegation.Mr Ndume landed in another trouble in 2020. The senator was remanded for failing to produce a former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, for whom he stood as surety. The accused is also his constituent.
He was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2003, representing the Chibok/Damboa/Gwoza Federal Constituency on the defunct All Nigeria Peoples Party platform. Mr Ndume was elected to the Senate and appointed chairman of the Senate Committee on MDGs in the 7th Senate under the leadership of David Mark.When the All Progressives Congress was formed in 2013, Mr Ndume and a few others dumped the PDP for the newly formed APC.
He contested the senate presidency during the inauguration but lost to Ahmad Lawan, who presided over the upper chamber until 2023.
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