Politicians
have besieged the house of Senate President, Bukola Saraki to plead for
an overturn of the 6-months suspension of Senator Ali Ndume for making
'false allegations' against his colleagues at the senate.
Ali Ndume
Following the suspension of former Senate leader, Senator Ali
Mohammed Ali Ndume, APC, Borno South by the upper chamber for a period
of six months, Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State has led a
delegation to appeal to Senate President Bukola Saraki to have a re-
think on the matter.
A source told Saturday Vanguard that with the governor to the
Maitama residence of Saraki were the other two Senators from Borno
State, Senator Baba Kaka Garbai, APC, Borno Central who is the Chairman,
Senate Committee on Rules and Business and Senator Abubakar Kyari, APC,
Borno North who is the Chairman, Senate Committee on Defence.
According to the source, also with the governor were members of
the House of Representatives from Borno State, representatives of Shehu
of Borno, Emir of Dikwa, Commissioners, Local Government Chairmen,
Councilors, among others.
The source told Saturday Vanguard that Saraki’s visitors who
arrived at 9.30 pm, Thursday night, spent forty minutes with him
pleading that the suspension would affect the people of the state and
that the national Assembly should have a second look at the matter.
According to the source, the Senate President who was happy over
the visit of the governor and all the political stakeholders as well as
traditional rulers from the state, was said to have promised that he
would look into the matter and come up with what would be favourable to
them.
The governor and his delegation were said to have also visited the
Senate leader, Senator Ahmad Lawan to also plead with him on the matter.