Senate removes Ndume as chief whip after criticising Tinubu’s govt

The Nigerian Senate, has removed  Mohamed Ali Ndume, the Chief  Whip of the Senate  and Senator representing Borno South.

The upper chamber replaced Ndume with Tahir Mungono, the Lawmaker representing Borno North.His removal followed the criticisms of President Bola Tinubu’s government.

Ndume recently granted interview to the BBC Hausa where he criticized Tinubu over the food insecurity in the country. He told the BBC that the president has shut his doors against his Ministers.

During plenary on Wednesday, the removal of Ndume was sponsored by lawmakers of the All Progressives Alliance (APC) who formed majority.

Godswill Akpabio read a letter of complaint from the APC complaining about his utterances which they note was unbecoming of a Lawmaker

When put to a voice vote, several lawmakers voted in favour and he was  replaced.