Tension as another top ranking senator may be suspended, see reason

  • The Senate is said to be in disarray over a plot to suspend the Chief Whip, Ali Ndume, the senator representing Borno south
  • Ndume was said to be under attack over his comment that President Bola Tinubu had been caged and was not aware of the hunger in the country
  • Some senators reportedly loyal to the president were said to be mounting pressure on Senate President Godswill Akpabio to suspend Ndume

Tension has risen in the Senate over comments made by Senator Ali Ndume, the Chief Whip, regarding President Bola Tinubu and the country’s hardship.

Ndume had stated that Tinubu was “caged” and unaware of the severity of the hunger and hardship faced by Nigerians.