The embattled Chief Whip of the Senate and Lawmaker representing the Borno South Senatorial District, Senator Ali Ndume on Friday declined the offer of chairmanship of the Senate Committee on Tourism.
Ndume announced the decision at his country home in Maiduguri, the Borno State Capital, about 48 hours after he was removed as the Chief Whip of the Senate.
Reacting to his removal, the lawmaker stated that after reviewing the conversation that angered his colleagues, he believed his actions did not warrant the punishment.
He said he declined the chairmanship of the Senate Committee on Tourism because he lacked the experience and exposure to lead such a sensitive group.
Ndume claimed that he was given the chance to choose which committee to serve as vice chairman, having successfully led the campaigns that resulted in Godswill Akpabio’s emergence as President of the Senate.
Addressing speculations about his potential resignation from the All Progressives Congress (APC), the senator affirmed his intention to remain in the party, emphasizing his status as a founding member.
He noted that he was one of the 22 senators who left the PDP to form the APC, back when the current national chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, was a deputy governor in Kano State.
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