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Five Trends about Senator Ndume’s Removal as Chief Whip

Senator Ali Ndume has been removed as the Senate Chief Whip after the request was put to voice votes by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and loudly affirmed by all the APC senators.

Here are 5 things to note about his removal:

1. Ndume’s replacement by the Senate followed a directive issued to that effect in a letter written by the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Umar Ganduje and National Secretary, Senator Bashir Ajibola.

2. Ndume is accused of making hurtful comments against the administration of President Bola Tinubu.The letter read in part, “You have been making uncouth and rabid outbursts against the government before the international community which is not only harmful to the government’s image but its effort to bring in Foreign Direct Investments.

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3. Mohammed Tahir Monguno was appointed to replace Ndume with immediate effect.

“We are of the opinion that Mohammed Tahir Monguno should immediately replace Senator Ali Ndume who is bent on bringing down the country as the majority whip of the senate.”

4. Ndume was stripped of both his seat as a principal officer and Vice-Chairman of the Appropriation Committee.

5. The President of the Senate Godswill Akpabio, announced him as the chairman of the Senate Committee on Tourism.

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Also note that, in the eight Senate under the leadership of Bukola Saraki, in January 2017, Ndume was also sacked from his position as the Senate leader.

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