Ahead of the
expiration of the six months suspension slammed on him, a former Senate
Leader, Senator Ali Ndume (APC, Borno), yesterday, unveiled a one-point
agenda for the rest of his tenure in the upper chamber...
Suspended on March 29, this year,
Ndume’s six months suspension elapsed on Friday, but it was gathered
that the Borno lawmaker will resume next Tuesday.
Recall
that Ndume was suspended following a point of order he raised on the
Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki and Chairman of the Senate
Committee on FCT, Senator Dino Melaye (APC, Kogi).
In a phone interview, Ndume said his
only agenda now, just like before, remained the plight of thousands of
people of his constituency who had been rendered homeless as a result of
insurgency.
He said the humanitarian crisis in
his constituency had not received the necessary attention, especially in
the area of provision of funds to fix the damage wreaked by the
insurgency.
“If I resume next Tuesday, my one
and only agenda is on the plight of my constituents. The humanitarian
situation is worrisome and this is why it will be my one and only
agenda,” he said.
Meanwhile, his constituents yesterday stormed Abuja ahead of the resumption.
At the Unity Fountain in Abuja, they mounted banners showing that Ndume would resume next Tuesday.
Speaking to newsmen, one of the
constituents, Ibrahim Muazzam said Ndume remained the best performing
senator in the country, considering that he sponsored the highest number
of bills.
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