Tag: Senator Ali Ndume

B’Haram’s 72hr deadline: “No ransom for 416 victims”, Ndume vows

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Ndume vows on B'Haram

The lawmaker representing Borno-South senatorial district, Ali Ndume, has vowed that no ransom will be paid to insurgents who abducted residents from the village of Muoshi, Borno State, in early March. The lawmaker’s declaration comes as Boko Haram‘s 72-hour ultimatum on the 416 nears its expiration. In a recent video, Boko Haram insurgents issued a chilling 72-hour ultimatum, warning that the abducted victims could be moved to unknown locations if their demands were not met. The militants threatened, “If our demands are not met, we will move these victims, including…

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Borno abductions: Ndume demands urgent rescue, says insecurity can end in 6 months

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Ndume demands urgent rescue

Senator Ali Ndume has raised fresh alarm over the abduction of more than 400 residents of Ngoshe community in Gwoza local government area of Borno State, urging swift federal intervention while insisting Nigeria can defeat insecurity within six months if decisive action is taken. The lawmaker, who represents Borno-South Senatorial District, disclosed that the victims – mostly women and children – were kidnapped last month by insurgents linked to Jama’atu Ahlis-Sunna Lidda’Awati Wal-Jihad (JAS). He said the attackers not only abducted residents but also destroyed homes and military posts during…

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Ndume urges Tinubu to prioritise security over politics

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Ndume urges Tinubu

Senator representing Borno-South senatorial district, Ali Ndume has reacted to Monday’s explosions in Maiduguri, Borno State capital, saying the Federal Government should prioritise security over 2027 politics. In a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja yesterday, Ndume appealed to the Bola Tinubu administration to focus on governance, particularly the security of lives and property and welfare of citizens, which he noted is the primary responsibility of the government. “The people that will vote are dying,” Ndume stated, expressing grave concern over killings in the North-East and other regions by…

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Ndume urges FG to resettle Borno IDPs

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Ndume on IDPs

Former Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, has urged the Federal Government to take urgent humanitarian measures to support the Borno State Government in resettling, reconstructing and rehabilitating victims displaced by more than a decade of insurgency. Ndume, who represents Borno-South senatorial district, made the appeal yesterday, at a Christmas luncheon he organised in collaboration with the Youth Wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria for Internally-Displaced Persons (IDPs) taking refuge at the CAN Centre in the North-East region. A statement from his office said the event attracted hundreds of displaced persons,…

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“US – FG should extend military airstrikes to North-East” – Ndume

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Ndume on military airstrikes

Former Senate Leader, Ali Ndume has appealed to the Federal Government to extend its joint military operations with the United States against terrorists’ hideouts in the country to the North-East region. He made the appeal yesterday in a statement in which he commended Friday’s military attacks on the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) cells in the Tangaza local government area of Sokoto State. Recall that the United States President, Donald Trump, recently announced that the US military launched airstrikes on terrorist targets in Northwest Nigeria. Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs…

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Ambassadorial List: “Senate to forward observations to Tinubu after screening” – Ndume

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Ndume on Amb. list

Former Senate Leader and Senator representing Borno-South, Ali Ndume, has said the 10th Senate will formally communicate its observations on the ongoing ambassadorial screening to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, particularly concerns over the “lopsided” composition of the nominees. Ndume explained why he eventually joined his colleagues on the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs to screen the list of ambassadorial nominees forwarded to the Senate by the President penultimate week, despite earlier calling for the withdrawal of the list. Speaking with newsmen yesterday in Abuja, Ndume disclosed that he was persuaded…

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Ndume demands withdrawal of Tinubu’s ambassadorial list

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Ndume demands

Senator Ali Ndume has urged President Bola Tinubu to withdraw the newly submitted list of 65 ambassadorial nominees, arguing that the selection breaches the federal character principle. Ndume, who represents Borno-South, said the distribution of nominees across geo-political zones was uneven and risked fuelling ethnic grievances.  He pointed out that some states received multiple nominees while others were excluded entirely, and raised concern over the inclusion of a former senator from Yobe who reportedly passed away earlier in the year. He warned that approving the list in its current form…

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“Worsening security situation caused by deep structural weaknesses” – Ndume 

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Ndume

Senator Ali Ndume has warned that Nigeria’s worsening security situation is not caused by a lack of soldiers, but by deep structural weaknesses within the country’s defence system. The Borno-South lawmaker, who once served as Senate Leader and formerly chaired the Senate Committee on the Army, revealed that discussions with top military commanders showed that personnel strength is not the major issue troubling operations against insurgents and criminal gangs. Instead, Ndume identified critical shortcomings in Nigeria’s security framework, including outdated equipment, poor training programmes, inadequate supply of modern weapons, low…

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Borno: Ndume decries fresh Boko Haram attacks, as 4 farmers killed, church torched

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Ndume on B'Haram attacks

Senator Ali Ndume has condemned a new wave of Boko Haram attacks in Borno South after four farmers were murdered in Kwam village, and a church was set ablaze in Pemi.  In a press statement made available to newsmen on Thursday, Ndume decried the recent killings in Kwam village near Dille community of Askira-Uba local government area, the burning of a church and other structures in Pemi, and the latest incursion into Shikarkir community in Chibok local government area. He warned that poor security presence in remote communities is enabling…

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Ndume congratulates COCIN president on re-election

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Ndume congratulates

…Urges religious unity Former Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, has congratulated Rev Amos Mohzo on his re-election as President of the Church of Christ in Nations, (COCIN), urging both Christian and Muslim leaders to strengthen interfaith unity amid growing global scrutiny of Nigeria’s religious climate. This was disclosed in a statement the Senator representing Borno-South personally signed and issued in Abuja yesterday. Mohzo, first elected in 2021, secured a fresh four-year mandate last week. Ndume described the election outcome as a reflection of Mohzo’s leadership qualities and the trust he has…

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