The All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmaker representing Borno-South Senatorial district, Ali Ndume, says politicians have started buying the leadership of the yet-to-be inaugurated 10th National Assembly.
Ndume, who stated this during a television programme at the weekend, also said he would have won the Senate President seat in 2019 if he had money.
The lawmaker, who has been in the National Assembly for 20 years, pushed for an Unexplained Wealth Act to deal with corrupt politicians with suspicious wealth.
Senator Ali Ndume, who claimed that people are buying up political positions in the country, said, There should be Unexplained Wealth Act so that if you display wealth that is not in tandem with your income, you should be investigated and (the wealth) confiscated and if it is extensive, you should be prosecuted.
He further said, Now, you can see what is happening, they are trying to buy the position. The position in the leadership of this country is becoming those that belong to kleptocrats and plutocrats. Democracy is no longer there.
They are buying it already. Didnt you the accusation that they are sharing money? And I was even thinking in the last election, if I had more money, I would have won. I dont have money.
