The Senate has removed Senator Ali Ndume from his position as Chief Whip and appointed Senator Tahir Monguno in his place.
This change followed a complaint from the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), which was read by Senate President Senator Godswill Akpabio during a plenary session.
The letter, signed by the APC National Chairman Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and National Secretary Senator Surajudeen Bashir, accused Ndume of making unguarded statements that undermined the country.
Specifically, the letter referenced a media interview where Ndume alleged that "President Bola Tinubu is working with thieves and has also been caged, such that he didn’t know Nigerians are hungry."
Following the reading of the letter, Akpabio conducted a voice vote, resulting in Monguno being confirmed as the new Chief Whip of the Senate.
