Tag: Senator Ali Ndume

Northern group backs Ndume’s stance on hunger, insecurity under Tinubu’s Govt.

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Northern group backs Ndume

A non-political group, also known as the Concerned Northern Forum (CNF), has thrown more weight behind  the  10th Senate Chief Whip, Senator Ali Ndume, who appeared last Thursday on a television programme, where he said there is much hunger in the land under the present administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s ‘Renewed Hope Agenda’. Senator Ndume, who represents Southern-Borno at the Red Chamber also said that, despite hunger and insecurity bedevilling the nation, it has been very difficult for some Ministers, Special Advisers and other appointees of the federal government…

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“Nigerian politicians only steal money to share with people for re-election” – Sen. Ndume

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Ali Ndume

Senate Chief Whip, Ali Ndume, has said Nigerian politicians steal public funds and share the loot with citizens to secure re-election. According to the senator representing Borno-South, the corrupt practice of most politicians in the country who only steal N1 billion is people driven, hence don’t deserve the death penalty compared to those who steal N1 trillion or are caught with drugs. The lawmaker made the assertion during an interview during a.television programme on Wednesday. Comparing the level of corruption among politicians, Ndume said, “Our corruption is very small one.…

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Sen. Ndume urges FG to reverse electricity tariff

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…Says timing wrong Borno-South senator, Ali Ndume, has called for the reversal of the hike in electricity tariff. Ndume, who spoke in an issuef statement made available to newsmen in Abuja yesterday, said the timing of the hike is not right, as Nigerians are yet to recover from the removal of fuel subsidy. Recall that the Federal Government, through the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, (NERC), recently approved a 300 percent tariff increment for Band-A consumers, allowing power distribution companies (DisCos) to raise electricity prices for city dwellers from N68 to…

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Constituency Projects: “Each senator got N200m; but presiding officers received more” – Ndume

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Chief Whip of the 10th Senate, Ali Ndume, has said each senator was allocated N200 million for constituency projects in the 2024 Budget. Over the past few days, controversy has ensued over the 2024 budget, amid allegations of padding and project insertions. Recall that last Saturday, Abdul Ningi, who is the Senator representing Bauchi-Central, stirred controversy when he alleged that the budget was padded with the sum of N3 trillion by the Senate. Speaking in an interview during a television programme on Wednesday, Ndume said 10 senators, who are leaders, including…

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‘FG benefiting from dollar rise against Naira’ – Ali Ndume

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Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Ali Ndume, has alleged that the Federal Government is benefiting from the naira depreciation against the dollar. Ndume was speaking on why the Naira continues to depreciate against the dollar while speaking on Wednesday, during an interview on a television programme. He said rather than losing out from the Naira depreciation against the dollar, the Federal Government is gaining more revenue to fund its 2024 Budget. The Chief Whip disclosed that the Government would have more Naira to spend on its expenditure as the…

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Betta Edu: “There’s a growing cabal in Presidency” – Ndume warns Tinubu

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… Says President must act fast to dismantle cartel The Senate Chief Whip, Mohammed Ali Ndume, has warned that there is a growing cabal within the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Ndume raised the alarm on Monday, when he commended President Tinubu for suspending the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, over the allegations of financial mismanagement against her. The Borno-South Senator, however, alleged that Edu is not working alone, but is in connivance with certain powerful individuals who have since formed a cartel in the Tinubu…

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Ndume seeks Gowon, AbdulSalam, others intervention in Niger Republic crisis

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Senate Majority Chief Whip, Senator Muhammadu Ndume, has called for the urgent intervention of the four living former military Nigerian heads of state of northern extraction in the resolution of the persisting Niger Republic crisis following the military coup there five months ago. At a media parley in Maiduguri, Borno State on Saturday, Ndume wrote-off the ECOWAS-imposed sanctions on the neighbouring francophone country as miscalculated and ineffective. “We have four former military heads of state that are alive – Buhari, the most-recent, Abdulsalami, Babangida and Gowon, who can intervene. I…

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‘Buhari failed as Nigerian president’ – Ndume

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Senator representing Borno-South, Mohammed Ali Ndume, has revealed the biggest mistake former President Muhammadu Buhari made while in power, making him fail as a leader. Ndume, who stated this during an interview on a television programme, said Buhari was not in charge of his government like President Bola Tinubu. According to the senator, Buhari would give his aides assignments and would not bother to monitor them, which led to too many kleptocrats in his government. Ndume, however, said the current president, Tinubu, is fully in charge. He said, “That is one thing…

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“Ex-President Muhammadu Buhari was not in charge of his govt.”, Sen Ali Ndume, claims

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Senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, claims ex-President Muhammadu Buhari played a lesser supervisory role, unlike incumbent President Bola Tinubu.  Ndume, who made his claim during a television programme yesterday, maintained that some kleptocrats were in the immediate-past administration. He said, “The President here (now) is in charge. He takes charge; unlike our former President. That President will just give you an assignment, he will not look over you.  “That is where the problem is; and he (Buhari) knows that. That was the mistake President Buhari made. He ended up…

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‘Presidential yacht delivered before public outcry’ – Ndume

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Chief Whip of the Senate, Ali Ndume, has revealed that the deal for the presidential yacht, which is included in the 2023 Supplementary budget just approved by the Senate, has been both signed and delivered. However, the payment for the yacht has not yet been processed, and this is the reason behind the inclusion of the N5 billion amount in the supplementary budget, he stated in an interview during a television programme yesterday. According to hin, “The deal has been signed and delivered, but not paid; and that’s what brought…

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