The continued turmoil within the Senate concerning the elimination of Senator Ali Ndume (APC Borno South) as Senate Whip has taken a brand new flip, with the senator firmly rejecting a proposed workplace relocation.
Ndume was faraway from his place as Chief Whip by Senate President Godswill Akpabio following his outspoken feedback in regards to the hardships confronted by Nigerians.
He was subsequently demoted from his position as vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriation and supplied an workplace on the decrease flooring, room 3.10.
Historically, Senate workplace assignments are decided by seniority and the assorted roles lawmakers maintain.
Ndume, who beforehand turned down a proposal to chair the Senate Committee on Tourism, maintained that, as a senior senator, he can nonetheless considerably contribute to the nation‘s progress with out main a committee.
Simply when it appeared the scenario within the Senate was stabilising, Sunday Karimi, the chairman of the Senate Providers Committee from Kogi West, designated room 3.10 as Ndume’s new workplace.
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Notably, Karimi was among the many first to publicly criticise Ndume’s remarks concerning the nation’s meals insecurity.
In response, Ndume has despatched a letter to Karimi, asserting that high-ranking senators are sometimes assigned workplaces on the fourth flooring, the place his earlier workplace was positioned.
The correspondence, dated July 30, 2024, from Ndume’s Chief Confidential Secretary, Yati Shuaibu Gawu, emphasised that solely former Senate President Ahmad Lawan outranks Ndume within the present Senate.
The letter, titled “Workplace Allocation,” said, “I’m directed to tell you that Distinguished Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume has rejected the allocation of workplace quantity 3.10 by the Committee.
“As essentially the most senior senator after Senator Ahmad Lawan, he’ll solely settle for an workplace on the fourth flooring,” the letter added.
