Following the removal of Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume from his position as Chief Whip and Vice- Chairman Senate Committee on Appropriation, due to his utterances against the present administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu which he claimed, is characterized with ‘hunger and insecurity, women groups and supporters including Wards and some Units Coordinators of Senator Mohammed Ndume in Southern Borno Senatorial District have vowed to stage a peaceful protest naked to the national assembly.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
This is as Ndume’s Coordinators in each of the 101 Wards from the nine (9) Local Government Areas of Biu, Hawul, Bayo, Shani, Gwoza, Chibok, Kwaya Kusar, Askira -Uba and Damboa stormed the residence of the ousted senator in Maiduguri on Thursday for a solidarity visit and vowed to stand with Ndume in all political ramifications.
Addressing the Senator Spokesperson of the aggrieved women groups, Mrs Mada Musa from Damboa council area said, “it is unfortunate that Ndume who granted an interview with Arise TV recently echoed the voices and feelings of the masses over severe hunger and insecurity which have dominated the present administration will be punished or relinquished him of his position at the Red Chamber, stressing that, instead for the government to act swiftly in addressing the current economic hardships and wanton killings and kidnappings, it only teamed up with the APC and the Senate Caucus and axe Ndume by unconstitutionally and unconditionally relieved him from his position as Chief Whip.
Also speaking on behalf of the Ward Coordinators, Pastor Moni Mushari who hails from Askira- Uba local government area quoted John 8:31, which says: ‘ If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples; and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free’.
To this end, Pastor Mashari said, all the 101 Ndume Ward Coordinators are strongly behind Senator Ndume for saying the truth and nothing but the truth.
He noted that, the people of Southern Borno are proud of Governor Babagana Zulum’s unprecedented development, in which Ndume has also played his own parts in complementing efforts of the state government in providing dividends of democracy to the grassroots.
Responding, Senator Ndume expressed gratitude for the solidarity visit, even as he enjoined them to be calm and law- abiding.
Ndume therefore called on all and sundry, especially the people of his constituency to continue give their maximum support and cooperation to the present administration of governor Zulum to enable government continue with the good works.