Some People Are Bent On Buying The Position Of The Senate President – Ali Ndume

Ali Ndume, senator representing Borno south district, has claimed that the leadership positions in the 10th national assembly are being “bought.”

Speaking on Sunday in an interview with Channels Television, Ndume said the Nigerian democratic system is being taken over by those who have the financial resources to buy leadership positions.

Ahead of the inauguration of the 10th national assembly in June, there has been intense politicking by some lawmakers-elect for leadership positions.

Commenting on the situation, Ndume said the leadership positions of the senate should be open for contest, adding that it’s not fair for the senate president to come from a particular zone.

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“For me, the leadership of the national assembly should be open in the first instance. The senate president is not supposed to be a regional president, it is a senate president of the Nigerian senate,” he said.

“We have 109 senators. The leadership emergence is not clearly stated. Section 50 of the constitution states that the senate president shall be elected among the members.”

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Ndume alleged that leadership positions in the country belong to the “kleptocrats and plutocrats” while calling for the investigation and prosecution of politicians with unexplained wealth.

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