… maybe flushed out of APC
Facts as to why vocal and popular Senator Ali Ndume was sacked as Chief Whip of the Senate has finally emerged.
TheNewsGuru.com, TNG, had earlier reported how the Borno federal lawmaker was politely exited from his position during plenary on Wednesday.
Findings by TNG clearly pointed to the fact that Aso Rock was no longer comfortable with the recent outbursts of the former Director General of Akpabio/Barau campaign organisation.
The Ndume threat got to the hilt after he granted a major national television interview and took the Tinubu led administration to the cleaners.
This development did not go down well with Aso Rock as Ndume during an interview said “the country is being led by those who are unfit to govern, prioritising personal interests over the well-being of the nation and its citizens.
He said the “government is going down,” adding that it is “run by kakistocrats”.
“The government is also populated by kleptocrats, but unfortunately that is not what the president is up to; he really meant renewed hope, but you can only do that when you have people around you that are on the same type of thinking,” he said.
Ndume expressed concern over recent government policies, such as the cybercrime levy, which faced public opposition.
Ndume had also criticised the limited access to the president, stating that some ministers only meet the president during council meetings and that the president is often the first to leave.
“I’m the chief whip, and if the chief whip can’t have access to the president, the new senators won’t have access either,” he said.
Ndume had emphasised the need for the president to tap into Nigeria’s resources and surround himself with competent individuals, urging him to appoint democrats to key positions and ensure a more inclusive and effective governance.
He stressed that this would enable the president to harness the country’s potential and tackle pressing challenges.
“The president needs people who will realise his dream and tell him when something is wrong,” he said.
Also, after his removal on Wednesday as Chief Whip, the very friendly Senator if not the most friendly in NASS maybe chased out of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
In response, the APC’s national leadership, represented by national chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje and Secretary, Ajibola Bashiru, urged Ndume in a letter addressed to the Senate Caucus to resign from the APC and join any opposition party of his choice.
APC has broken a record for being the first political party in Nigeria to demand for the head of its own in NASS.