…Says he stand by his utterances
The lawmaker representing the Borno-South, Senator Ali Ndume, has rejected the chairmanship of the Senate Committee on Tourism.
Ndume announced the decision yesterday at his country home in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, about 48 hours after he was removed as the Chief Whip of the Senate. Recall that Ndume was removed as the Senate Chief Whip after criticising President Bola Tinubu.
The lawmaker, while reacting to his removal, said after reviewing the conversation that angered his colleagues, he believed his action did not warrant the punishment.
According to Ndume, he declined the chairmanship of the Senate Committee on Tourism because he lacks the experience and exposure to lead such a sensitive group. He claimed that he was given the chance to choose which committee to serve as the vice-chairman, having successfully led the campaigns that brought about the emergence of Godswill Akpabio as President of the Senate.
On the charge to resign from the All Progressives Congress (APC), the senator said he is a founding member of the party.
According to him, he was one of the twenty-two senators from the PDP that formed the APC when the current national chairman of the party Abdullahi Ganduje was a deputy governor in Kano State.
On speculations that he may resign from the All Progressives Congress, (APC), the senator said he will remain in the party, being a founding member. According to him, he was one of the 22 senators from the PDP that formed the APC when the current national chairman of the party, Abdullahi Ganduje, was a deputy governor in Kano State.
Senator Ndume said he could not speak up immediately after his sack because he was mourning the death of a family member.
