The Senate has suspended as Chief Whip Senator Ali Ndume (APC-Borno South), who recently spoke up against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, his appointments and the hardship of citizens, and protested the shielding of the Nigerian leader from leaders of the Legislature.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio read out a letter in the Senate, which immediately axed the Senator.
Akpabio immediately announced that Ndume’s was replaced by Senator Mohammed Tahir Monguno (APC-Borno North) as Chief Whip.
The move comes after the Senate replaced Ndume with Tahir Munguno as Chief Whip.
In a voice vote, the upper chamber took the unanimous resolution to effect the replacement, after a letter of complaint against the utterances of the Ndume by the All Progressive Congress (APC) National Headquarters, was read by the President of the Senate, Sen. Godswill Akpabio.
The Southern Borno Senator, who was conspicuously absent, made critical remarks about Tinubu’s economic policies, the economic hardship, food scarcity and the concomitant security crisis.
Ndume was not only stripped of his position as Chief Whip, but the committee he co-chaired as Vice Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriations.
However, the Senate rejected a motion seeking to take punitive measures against Ndume, over a statement made during an interview where he referred to the Lawmakers as “kleptomaniacs”.
The move was rejected when a point of order was raised by Senator Fasuyi Cyril representing Ekiti North on Wednesday.
Sen. Cyril had urged the Senate to take punitive measures against Ndume over the said comment.
However, when the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio eventually put to a voice vote on whether the matter be referred to the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions, there was unanimous rejection.
