Senator Monguno Replaces Ali Ndume As Majority Whip

The Senate on Wednesday removed Senator Ali Ndume as the Majority Whip and replaced him with Senator Mohammed Monguno.

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, during plenary on Wednesday, read a communication from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) demanding the replacement.

The letter signed by APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, accused Ali Ndume of activism and putting out act that aimed to destroy the ruling party.

The letter further demanded that Mohammed Tahir Monguno, Borno North, replace Ndume.

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio called on APC caucus to vote on the demand of the APC leadership.

In the vote, APC caucus voted in favour for the replacement of the Ndume.

Senator Ali Ndume, representing Borno South, had said the government of President Bola Tinubu is populated by kleptocrats.

Speaking on Arise TV, Ndume said, “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.”

Ndume added that the local government autonomy ruling of the Supreme Court was the only achievement of President Tinubu’s administration.

Senior Special Assistant to President Tinubu on Media and Publicity, Temitope Ajayi in a statement on July 12, said, “Senator Ali Ndume has a horrible reputation for being a loose cannon and careless talker. His capacity for introspection is too low. People like him only remember the poor and the fact that “Nigerians are suffering” when their personal agenda and indulgences can’t be met.

“Senator Ndume does not remember the poor and their children when it is time to fix his own children into CBN, NNPC and other choice MDAs and state owned enterprises.

“He made baseless and unfounded allegations against the President that he is cut off from reality of Nigerians. This President is well aware and fully abreast of the current material conditions of Nigerians and he is working very hard to deal with the challenges.

“The economy is still facing headwinds but things are gradually turning in the positive direction. A President that gets daily briefings from his team, receives cross-section of Nigerians from all strata of the society almost every day – from business leaders to religious leaders, socio-cultural groups and professional groups can’t be falsely accused of being removed from the realities of the people.”