Senator Yemi Adaramodu, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, has denied reports of a plot to sanction Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume (APC, Borno South).
This denial came just hours before Ndume was removed from his position as Chief Whip of the Senate.
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Sources revealed that pro-Tinubu senators were planning to strip Ndume of his role due to his recent criticism of President Bola Tinubu.
In a recent interview, Ndume accused the president of being out of touch with the nation’s issues, claiming that he had been “fenced off and caged.”
“Nigerians are getting very angry. The government is not doing anything about the food scarcity and it needs to do something urgently. We don’t have a food reserve. There is unavailability of food. Food crisis is the worst crisis that any nation can encounter. If we add that to security crisis, it will be severe,” Ndume had stated.
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His remarks sparked backlash from pro-Tinubu senators and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), with Senator Sunday Karimi (Kogi West) labeling the comments as derogatory.
Insiders indicated that three of the four senators pushing for Ndume’s suspension hail from the South West—Ekiti, Ogun, and Lagos—while another senator from Kogi is also involved.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio, who benefited from Ndume’s support as Director-General of the Stability Group during his Senate presidency campaign, now faces a difficult situation.
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When contacted, Senate spokesman Adaramodu dismissed any notion of a plot against Ndume.
“No senator is plotting the removal or suspension of Senator Ndume. And the president has never prompted his suspension,” Adaramodu stated.
He continued, “The Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has never been involved in any clandestine plot, as ludicrously alleged. If there is any allegation against any Senator, such will be debated on the floor of the Senate chamber, and no one has raised any against any Senator.”
Adaramodu also emphasized that the Presidential Villa has no influence over the National Assembly’s actions, urging the public to disregard the rumors as baseless.
Despite these assurances, Ndume’s removal as Chief Whip has added fuel to the controversy, leaving many to question the underlying political dynamics at play.
