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Sen. Ali Ndume: The Case of A Quintessential Leader



Senator Ali Ndume is one of the Senators in the present 8th Assembly that has impressed many Nigerians with the way he has carried out his duties as a senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. His passion for the truth, fearlessness and humaneness are characteristics that cannot be taken away from him. This former leader of the Senate that was dramatically removed from his position as Senate Leader by people who dislike the truth has since his ordeal, moved ahead not minding the fact that the issues he raised that also led to his been suspended for 90 legislative days remain salient in our national life.

As a strong supporter of President Muhammadu Buhari who has been severally attacked by hatchet dogs of the Senate President, I and various supporters of Mr. President see Senator Ali Ndume as a motivating factor for our support and admiration of the present leadership of the country that has done so much to tackle the rot that pervaded the country in the almost two decades that hyenas were in charge at the helm of affairs of the country.

When members of the Senate refused to confirm the nomination of the present Chief Executive of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC Ibrahim Magu, the indefatigable senator from Borno state was at the forefront to discountenance the actions of the upper legislative house. His support via the accusation he made against the Senate President as well as the boyish Senator Dino Melaye earned him an unnecessary suspension from the Senate and also cost him his position as leader of the Senate. This is a price that one has to pay for being frank in the country.

But with the way the EFCC under Ibrahim Magu has carried out his duties especially with the successful conviction of high profile political office holders, we cannot pretend that what Sen. Ndume had said concerning the sincerity and efficacy of Ibrahim Magu can be doubted.

I may not be from Borno state or from the Senatorial zone that Sen. Ndume represents but from the way and manner he has carried on with his duty as a serving Senator, I and a vast majority of Nigerians across religious, ethnic and political divide see in him a quintessential leader that has not only his constituents but the country at heart.

Another area which Sen. Ndume has impressed us is in his alert on the betrayal nature of the present Senate President Bukola Saraki who was supported by majority members of the upper legislative house (Sen. Ndume inclusive)  as swell as a cross section of Nigerians for the position of President of the Nigerian Senate but whose actions today leaves much to be desired by members of our great party that supported his emergence as Senate President. The rumours that made the round about the intention of the Senate President to jump ship alongside his supporters of the so called reformed APC to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party PDP through a contraption none as the Coalition of Political Parties (CUPP) highlighted the kind of character that Sen. Ndume urged Nigerians to beware of.  I appreciate the fact that President Buhari has had a meeting with him at the Presidential Villa and is optimistic that he will recant his steps but as we remain expectant, it is important also that we hail the Senator Representing Borno South for his clarion call on the kind of person we have as Senate President who does not deserve to be trusted.

At the home front, Sen. Ali Ndume has performed creditably. His proactive representation has endeared him to the masses in his zone leading to his been viewed as a cult figure in the area. The kind of support Ndume has in his senatorial zone is so massive that it will be nearly impossible for anybody to dislodge him from the senate if he chose to come back to the red chambers. I will like to summarise my article by quoting a member of his constituency Mr. Abba Bello who I discussed the senator’s positive representation with. His words were “Sen. Ali Ndume is God’s gift to our people. He has carried out a lot of constituency projects that has made us love him seriously. He has empowered many farmers, widows as well as youths of Borno South Senatorial zone and his recent call on the federal government to complete the Biu Dam which was awarded almost 37 years ago shows you the kind of leader he is. By God’s grace if he decides to go back to the Senate come 2019, you will see the kind of support he will get”. Incidentally, Mr. Bello is not the only one that shares this view.

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