Suspended Senator Ndume In Fresh Trouble In Borno As State Assembly Accuses Him Of Slapping Member

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- President Muhammadu Buhari met late Thursday, October 26, with Bukola Saraki and Speaker Yakubu Dogara 

- Buhari apologised to the top National Assembly members for the way they were treated when they first arrived Aso Rock 

- The date for Buhari to meet with the lawmakers has now been shifted

The suspended senator representing Borno south, Ali Ndume is in fresh trouble as the state House of assembly on Thursday, October 26, accused him of slapping its member representing Damboa constituency, Bukar Daja-Ali, at a political meeting in Maiduguri

Ndume on Friday, October 27, denied assaulting Bukar Daja-Ali.

A statement signed by the Speaker of Borno state House of Assembly, Abdulkareem Lawal, petitioned the Inspector-General of Police to investigate the matter. Lawal said the House had adopted a resolution calling on the police to investigate attack on another legislator, Muhammad Saleh-Banga, by hoodlums at Kwayar Kusar Local Government area. He said the resolution directed the state government to relieve the appointment of Secretary of Kwayar Kusar Local Government Council. Lawal said the House also resolved to embark on the suspension of legislative business until their demands were met. 

In a swift reaction, Ndume dismissed the claim as “falsehood”, aimed at tarnishing his image. “For the avoidance of doubt, I cannot remember meeting any member named Habu Dala-Ali as erroneously circulated. Honestly, the member is not telling the truth; there is nothing like that. I never slapped anybody. 

“What transpired was that the member came to my house for a meeting along with some hoodlums who began raining all sorts of insult on me in front of everybody. “I was going to meet the hoodlums to demand why they came to my house to insult me when the said member tried to stop me. 

The only thing I did was to tell him not to touch me. I angrily asked him why he came with people into my house to insult me and went inside and left him. “This happened in front of everybody and people who were there saw what happened. The hoodlums later came back when they realised they made mistake and apologised, which I have forgiven them.

“So, I don’t know how the issue of slapping a member of a Borno State House of Assembly came from. I challenge him or any other person coming up with such claim to present any evidence that I slapped him,” Ndume said. (NAN)

Nigerian Senate suspended former majority leader Ali Ndume for six months for bringing unproven allegations against his colleagues Senator Dino Melaye and Senate President Bukola Saraki.