Senate replaces APC senator after sacking him for attacking President Tinubu

• The Nigerian Senate has appointed Senator Tahir Munguno from Borno North as the Chief Whip of the upper chamber
• Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Senate Caucus made the decision after the sack of Senator Ali Ndume
• Senator Ndume was accused of attacking the economic policies of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's administration

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FCT, Abuja - The Nigerian Senate has replaced Senator Ali Ndume, representing Borno South senatorial district with Senator Tahir Munguno from Borno North as the Chief Whip of the upper chamber.

The decision was made after Ndume was sacked during plenary on Wednesday, July 17.

Ndume was sacked over his critical remarks about President Bola Tinubu’s economic policies Photo credit: @Imranmuhdz
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Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Senate Caucus endorsed his removal through a voice vote called by Senate President Godswill Akpabio.

Ndume has been making critical remarks about President Bola Tinubu’s economic policies, economic hardship, food scarcity and the concomitant security crisis, Channels Television reports.

The Senate president read the letter of complaint against Ndume’s unbecoming utterances by the APC National Headquarters after which the decision was taken.

The Southern Borno Senator was also stripped as the Vice Chairman, of the Senate Committee on Appropriations and moved to Chair the Senate Committee on Tourism.

As reported by Daily Trust, the APC asked Ndume to resign his membership of the ruling party and join any opposition party of his choice.

Legit.ng recalls that Kogi Senator Sunday Karimi urged Ndume to stop attacking Tinubu's govt, noting he should engage in constructive dialogue rather than criticism.

Senator Karimi expressed concern over Ndume's behaviour. He likened it to that of a loose cannon and emphasised the need for constructive dialogue and criticism in governance.

He highlighted that most of Senator Ndume’s criticisms of the Tinubu administration appear to stem from a personal agenda to undermine the government at all costs.

Ndume blasts Tinubu's govt over Cybersecurity levy

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Senator Ndume maintained that the cybersecurity levy would impoverish Nigerians following the country's current hardship.

According to Ndume, President Tinubu's government has continued to add more burdens on Nigerians, yet "nothing is done to increase their income".

Meanwhile, the CBN, through its circular, disclosed that the implementation of the levy would commence in two weeks.

Source: Legit.ng