I did not do any deal with the PDP. I did not have to because even before the PDP Senators as a group took the decision to support my candidature on the eve of the inauguration of the 8th Senate, 22 PDP Senators had already written a letter supporting me
Browsing: Senator Ali Ndume
Saraki was right. Pardon for Ndume is not in his hands; it’s in the hands of a political mob, which the Senate President leads, a mob enabled by a weak and confused executive branch
The protesters, who included some Internally Displaced Persons, barricaded the main entrance to the National Assembly as early as 8am, chorusing pro-Ndume songs
Saraki’s position on the issue when the matter came up for discussion at the parley organized by the leadership of the All Progressives Congress and the senators elected on the platform of the party on Tuesday gave away his position
The protesters demanded the reversal of the suspension, describing the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, as a “curse to democracy”
The delegation, according to informed sources, visited Saraki in his Abuja home on Thursday night
SUN, led by its National President, Evangelist Sunday Attah, while briefing journalists in Abuja, said the suspension of Senator Ali Ndume is anti-democratic and must be reversed immediately to avoid the wrath of the Nigerian people in days to come
Ndume was suspended on Wednesday based on the report of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, which accused him of not doing due diligence on two issues he presented during plenary last week
Jonathan told the News Agency of Nigeria in Minna that the resolution was clearly an abuse of the Constitution
Ndume was suspended on Wednesday
The move was contained in a report submitted to the whole house on Wednesday by the Chairman of the Committee, Senator Sam Anyanwu
The VC gave the details to the Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges
Ndume says he is aware of the plan
An online media had reported that the NCS seized a jeep imported by Saraki
The was contained in a statement on Tuesday
Saraki was accused of not paying duties on a Jeep he imported
Melaye was accused on Monday of parading a fake certificate
Ndume, who made the appeal while briefing newsmen on Tuesday in Maiduguri, Borno State, said the N45 billion was inadequate compared to the damage done in the region
Lawan stated this on Saturday in Nguru, Yobe State, while answering questions from newsmen
The reshuffling of the five Standing Committees in the Senate saw the All Progressives Congress getting three chairmanship slots, while the Peoples Democratic Party got two