Senate Leader, Ali Ndume
Omololu Ogunmade in Abuja
Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, on Thursday faulted a media report that he led a group of senators to visit President Muhammadu Buhari and Senator Bola Tinubu to seek their pardon over Senate’s leadership crisis.
Ndume told journalists in Abuja that the Senate had overcome the leadership crisis, which rocked it and only pre-occupied with its commitment to support the government of Buhari in its bid to address various problems confronting the nation.
According to him, the visits were both official and private and had nothing to do with Senate crisis.
He said: “On my reported visit to Buhari, I am the leader of the eight Senate. My duties are there: One, to lead the legislative business of the Senate; two, to prepare the schedules of the Senate, and three, to liaise with other committees.
“I am supposed to be the presenter of all government bills to the presidency. So, in fact, I am supposed to be in the Villa almost everyday. My going to Villa is not supposed to be a big deal. Yes, there are some issues we had after the inauguration of the Senate leadership and all that, but as you can see we have put all those issues behind us and moving forward.
“The president has communicated several times to the Senate; who did he address the letters to? He writes not only to the Senate president but he puts Bukola Saraki. We have moved beyond that. Of course, I go to the Villa frequently because we compare notes on bills that are going to come including on these relationships.
He added: “We have been doing that in the previous leadership and that was what took us there recently and of course, to improve on the relationship between the executive and the legislature.
“A newspaper reported yesterday when I was seen at Asiwaju’s place. Asiwaju is one of my mentors and of course, the president too. I have two political mentors - the President and Asiwaju himself.
“We have been with this president hoping for his presidency from 2003 in All Peoples Party (APP) before it became ANPP. So, I am not a stranger to Buhari. I have been visiting him in Kaduna occasionally to interact with him.
“I have been going there before now for the past 12 years. So, my going to villa is not a new thing and so also is my visit to Tinubu. He is one of the people I respect and appreciate.”
Ndume also faulted the probe of the Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Lamorde, by Senate Committee on Ethics and Public Petitions, saying it violated procedural stipulations.
Omololu Ogunmade in Abuja
Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, on Thursday faulted a media report that he led a group of senators to visit President Muhammadu Buhari and Senator Bola Tinubu to seek their pardon over Senate’s leadership crisis.
Ndume told journalists in Abuja that the Senate had overcome the leadership crisis, which rocked it and only pre-occupied with its commitment to support the government of Buhari in its bid to address various problems confronting the nation.
According to him, the visits were both official and private and had nothing to do with Senate crisis.
He said: “On my reported visit to Buhari, I am the leader of the eight Senate. My duties are there: One, to lead the legislative business of the Senate; two, to prepare the schedules of the Senate, and three, to liaise with other committees.
“I am supposed to be the presenter of all government bills to the presidency. So, in fact, I am supposed to be in the Villa almost everyday. My going to Villa is not supposed to be a big deal. Yes, there are some issues we had after the inauguration of the Senate leadership and all that, but as you can see we have put all those issues behind us and moving forward.
“The president has communicated several times to the Senate; who did he address the letters to? He writes not only to the Senate president but he puts Bukola Saraki. We have moved beyond that. Of course, I go to the Villa frequently because we compare notes on bills that are going to come including on these relationships.
He added: “We have been doing that in the previous leadership and that was what took us there recently and of course, to improve on the relationship between the executive and the legislature.
“A newspaper reported yesterday when I was seen at Asiwaju’s place. Asiwaju is one of my mentors and of course, the president too. I have two political mentors - the President and Asiwaju himself.
“We have been with this president hoping for his presidency from 2003 in All Peoples Party (APP) before it became ANPP. So, I am not a stranger to Buhari. I have been visiting him in Kaduna occasionally to interact with him.
“I have been going there before now for the past 12 years. So, my going to villa is not a new thing and so also is my visit to Tinubu. He is one of the people I respect and appreciate.”
Ndume also faulted the probe of the Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Lamorde, by Senate Committee on Ethics and Public Petitions, saying it violated procedural stipulations.
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