Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno
State has reconciled a former Senate leader, Ali Ndume, and members of the
State’s House of Assembly.
The Assembly closed for a month
to protest Ndume’s alleged assault on a lawmaker, Bukar Daja-Ali (Damboa
Constituency).
There were also rumoured attacks
on other lawmakers.
Though Ndume denied the
allegation, the Assembly vowed not to resume sitting.
However, Shettima, who was away,
in Lagos, when the incident happened, met with the warring parties that
included Senator Ndume, all members of the Assembly led by the Speaker and also
some National Assembly members at the Borno Governor’s Lodge in Abuja.
A source said: “The governor was
unhappy that the two could engage in open confrontation, which could ridicule
the state”, adding that “Shettima summoned the meeting to resolve the crisis,
and find ways to avert a recurrence.”
He implored the parties to sheath
their swords in the interest of the state.
“Despite that Ndume denied
slapping Daja-Ali, the governor insisted on no victor, no vanquished
resolution, saying it was time to move forward.
“The parties embraced and decided
to forgive and forget. They attributed the crisis to misinformation and
communication gap,” the source said.
Another source said the
“lawmakers agreed to withdraw plans to write a letter of protest to the Senate
against Ndume. They also pledged to work together for the larger interest of
Borno.”
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