Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, who represents Borno South, has stated that he will remain a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as long as Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, remains in the party.
Ndume made this declaration on Thursday at his residence in Maiduguri while addressing groups of women supporters who pledged to stage a peaceful protest at the National Assembly against his removal as Chief Whip of the Senate.
He said: “On the call by APC National Working Committee (NWC) that I should leave the party and join any other political party, let me say that, it is only God that gives power to whom He wishes.
“And so, I want to categorically state that I am one of the founding members of the APC. Our Leader, Governor Zulum, is in APC, and wherever our Governor is, that is where I belong.”
Ndume was removed as Chief Whip for criticizing the President Bola Tinubu-led government, following a letter from the APC’s national leadership transmitted to the Senate.
Additionally, he was stripped of his position as Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations.
