Akpabio To Be Impeached As Senate President, Ndume Reacts: “I’m More Experienced”
- The leadership of the national assembly and some of its members are not at peace
- In what could be described as a fresh drama, the Chief Whip of the Senate, Muhammed Ali Ndume, called the president of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio to order
- According to Ndume, his role involves holding the Senate president accountable for adherence to established legislative norms
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FCT, Abuja - The Chief Whip of the Senate, Muhammed Ali Ndume, on Sunday, October 29, has shed more light regarding the seemingly frosty relations between him and the president of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio.
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Ndume explains why he walked out of Akpabio
Ndume, who appeared as a guest on Channels Television, “Sunday Politics”, downplayed Akpabio's impeachment.
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Recall that Ndume staged a walkout on Akpabio and said he left during plenary after trying to bring the Senate’s attention to what he felt were violations on Tuesday, October 17.
The senator representing Borno South under the All Progressives Congress (APC) emphasized his superior experience in legislative matters compared to Akpabio, The Nation reported.
Responding to questions on his perceived grouse with Akpabio, Ndume said he cannot destroy the house he helped to build in reference to the role he played towards the emergence of Akpabio as Senate President, Vanguard report added.
Ndume said:
“I don’t have a problem with Akpabio. My problem, maybe the way he handles the situation.
"On that day, he was supposed to invite me and we would talk one-on-one but he took advantage of the gavel.”
Ndume clears the air on Akpabio's impeachment as Senate president
On the alleged lingering plot to impeach Akpabio as President of the 10th Senate, he said:
“I am hearing that but it isn’t new. But it isn’t likely to happen; I can tell you that.”
Ndume called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to sign an executive order on unexplained wealth.
"Why I apologise to Akpabio": Sacked Adamawa senator Abbo speaks
In another report, embattled Senator Elisha Abbo offered an apology to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, retracting his previous claim that Akpabio was responsible for his political difficulties.
Abbo clarified that his apology is not an attempt to regain his Senate position but rather stems from his belief that the Senate President was not involved in the allegations he previously made against him.
This comes after the Court of Appeal ruled against Abbo, and he had previously accused the Senate President of orchestrating his problems during a press conference.
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