Truce, As Senator Ndume Meets APC Leadership, Admits Mistake Resolves Disagreement

By Ayodele Oni

The Senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume has finally met the leadership of the rulling All Progressives Congress (APC), over his recent utterances against President Bola Tinubu and his removal as Senate Chief Whip.

Ndume, reportedly apologized for his utterances which he said were not supposed to have been made public.

Ndume was removed as Chief Whip of the senate after he accused President Bola Tinubu not been accessible.

He was thereafter given the Chairmanship of the Tourism  Committee, which he rejected, as well as the office allocated to him.

The Senator was summoned by the National Working Committee, (NWC) of the APC led by the National Chairman Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, to explain his recent utterances against the President.

Briefing newsmen after the closed door meeting, Senator Ndume stated that he has accepted the mistake of not talking to the party as a last point.

He conceded that rather than raising some issues on national television, he should have complained through the party leadership.

With what has happened which you are all aware, it is not surprising that I was invited to hear my own side and we had family discussions and I actually accepted the mistake of not talking to the party as a last point.

“I promised the party that all my observations as a senior member of the family should have terminated or ended with the party.

“That is something that moving forward, I will do, but whatever I said or whatever I did was out of patriotism and those issues maybe said strongly, but they are true but then I should have talked to the party as the last bus stop.

“My membership, I have not been expelled, even the party did not say we don’t want you here, because he is my father, the party is my father, the only thing the party said is that look if you don’t want this house you can go to any house. Where will I go? This is my house.”

The National Chairman of the APC Dr Ganduje, said the party is satisfied with Ndume’s apology and would convey same to the leadership of the Senate with a view to having it review its position.