Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume has rejected a new office assigned to him by the Senate Services Committee, deeming it unsuitable for his status as one of the highest-ranking members in the 10th Senate.
In a letter addressed to Senator Sunday Karimi, chairman of the Senate Services Committee, Ndume expressed his dissatisfaction with the office allocation.
The letter, dated July 30, 2024, and signed by Ndume’s Chief Confidential Secretary, Yati Shuaibu Gawu, stated: “I am directed to inform you that Distinguished Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume has rejected the allocation of office number 3.10 by the Committee. This is because offices are traditionally allocated on a seniority basis. Sen. Ndume is the most Senior Senator after Sen. Ahmad Lawan and will only occupy an office on the fourth floor.”
This development comes after Ndume’s recent removal from his role as Senate Majority Whip by the All Progressives Congress leadership, citing harmful comments in a media interview.
Additionally, Senate President Godswill Akpabio removed Ndume from his vice chairmanship of the Senate Committee on Appropriation.
Ndume has also rejected his new appointment as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Tourism.
