Ndume insists Tinubu is inaccessible, citing personal experience

Former Senate President Ali Ndume, despite being dismissed from office, continues to speak out against what he sees as irregularities in the current government.

Borno Senator on Monday, reiterated his claim that President Bola Tinubu was inaccessible to lawmakers and party chieftains.

Ndume was sacked last Wednesday and replaced by Senator Tahir Monguno, following a directive from the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Umar Ganduje, and the national secretary, Senator Bashir Ajibola.

In an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme, Ndume revealed that he made several attempts to meet the President, writing several letters seeking an audience, but to no avail.

He emphasized that his complaint about the President’s difficulty in being accessed was not without basis, but was the result of his personal experience.

Ndume’s dismissal as Chief Whip was reportedly due to his public comments about the President’s accessibility.

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However, he stressed that he had no grudges and was focused on moving forward, especially in addressing security challenges in the country.

He acknowledged some improvements in security in certain areas but stressed that collective efforts were needed to address the problem effectively.

He said, “I can tell you that one of the main issues that led to my removal as Chief Whip was my complaint that the President was not approachable. If he was approachable, we would have brought it up to him privately, not on TV. But I can tell you that I have tried to do it myself. I have made several attempts. I have written several times so that we can discuss some of these things. I have not had the opportunity.

“But I am not holding a grudge now because we did not communicate. But certainly, we are moving forward in terms of security in one area. In other areas like Zamfara, Sokoto, Katsina and Kaduna, I cannot say much about them. But we know that security challenges are still there, even recently. What I want to say is that the issue of security is a collective issue. Everybody should come out and talk about it.

“Everyone has to do and say something for us to end it. The sooner we fool ourselves that it’s over, the less we’ll be able to control it.

“But so far, I can’t say the government is not doing anything. They are investing there. Like in my place, as I said, I can talk about Gwoza where I sleep. I don’t sleep with soldiers in my house or roaming around. That means there is improvement in Gwoza.”

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