By Mohammed Sanusi
Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, representing Borno South in the National Assembly, has said the government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been ‘personalised’.
Ndume stressed that a government under a democratic rule was expected to be a government of the people, for the people and by the people, adding, however, that this was not the case at the moment.
The former Senate Leader and Chief Whip, who stated these while speaking with Radio Deutsche Welle (DW) Hausa service, expressed concerns that in spite of his unrelenting commitment in the cause of improving the welfare of the poor people in the country, their situation remained dire, stressing that democracy had lost its essence in the country.
Ndume said: “It worries me that despite committing myself to the cause of improving the welfare of the masses in the hope that their condition would be better, it is lamentable that this has not yet been achieved.
“We had hopes high during the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari and now the present government, thinking that the sacrifices of the poor would pay off. I’m worried because I’m also a son of the poor.”
Ndume recounted how he was suspended during the 8th Senate without salary and also removed as Chief Whip in the 10th Senate for “speaking the truth”.
He accused former President of the Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki of betraying him after rallying support for his emergence as the 8th Senate President.
He said; “I was removed as Senate leader and later suspended for eight months without salary. It riled me up because we played a crucial role in the emergence of Saraki (as Senate President) but, he betrayed me.
“I was recently sacked as Chief Whip for speaking the truth. But, it is now a thing of the past. And as I watch, Allah in His mercy is avenging the betrayal.”
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