Ali Ndume, chief whip of the upper legislative chamber, says
he is more experienced than Senate President Godswill Akpabio on issues of
parliament.
Ndume spoke when he appeared on Sunday Politics, a Channels
Television programme.
He was first elected senator in 2011, while Akpabio was
first elected into the senate in 2015.
The Borno south senator explained why he walked out of the red chamber after
Akpabio ruled him out of order.
Ndume had tried to draw the attention of the senate
president to the rule book on the management of a crisis — but Akpabio was
having none of it and ruled him out of order.
“My problem is the way he handled the situation and what
happened the last time was misunderstood or taken out of context. Don’t forget
that I fought here, campaigned for Akpabio. You can’t build a house and destroy
it,” Ndume said.
“The main problem is that I’m more experienced than him.
When I tried to correct him… you don’t overrule your chief whip.
“At that time, he was
supposed to invite me then we would talk more one-on-one but he took advantage
of the gavel and it was 12:30 pm and I needed to go and pray.”
Ndume said President Bola Tinubu should send a bill to the
national assembly on unexplained wealth, but in the interim, he should sign an
executive order to curb the malaise.
“I think the best way to get this across is when the bill
comes from the executive or in the interim, the current president should sign
an executive bill on unexplained wealth,” he said, commenting on the rot in the
judiciary as disclosed by Musa Dattijo, a retired supreme court justice.
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Ndume said his colleagues are opting for Land Cruiser sport
utility vehicles (SUVs) because they want cars that are “stable” and safe.
The senator added that lawmakers need vehicles to perform
their duties.
“Over the years, that cost is going up. We had 406 but it
did not serve the purpose,” he said.
“In 2007, we went for Prado, that Prado was the least
expensive of all jeeps, if you remember that time. I think we lost two senators
because of the instability of the vehicle, that was why they went for a Land
Cruiser.”
He added that the national assembly administration should be
in charge of procuring the vehicles — not the lawmakers.
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