The Senate has removed Senator Ali Ndume as the Chief Whip and replaced him with Senator Tahir Monguno.
Ndume’s replacement by the Senate followed a directive issued to that effect in a letter written by the National Chairman of the party, Umar Ganduje and National Secretary, Senator Bashir Ajibola.
At plenary on Wednesday, Senate President Godswill Akpabio read a letter from the leadership of ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) demanding the removal of Ndume as a principal officer in the 10th senate.
The party also asked Ndume, who has been very critical of President Bola Tinubu, to resign and join any opposition party of his choice.
The request was put to voice votes by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and loudly affirmed by all the APC senators.
According to the letter, the party accused Ndume of making hurtful comments against the administration of President Bola Tinubu.
The letter read in part, “You have been making uncouth and rabid outbursts against the government before the international community which is not only harmful to the government’s image but its effort to bring in Foreign Direct Investments.
“We are of the opinion that Mohammed Tahir Monguno should immediately replace Senator Ali Ndume who is bent on bringing down the country as the majority whip of the senate.”
Ndume was stripped of both his seat as a principal officer and Vice-Chairman of the Appropriation Committee.
Akpabio then announced him as the chairman of the Senate Committee on Tourism.
Adeniyi Adegbonmire, senator representing Ondo Central, was named the new chair of judiciary and legal matters instead of Mongunu.
It would be recalled that in the eight Senate under the leadership of Bukola Saraki, in January 2017, Ndume was also sacked from his position as the Senate leader.
