The Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume, has said it will be against the constitution of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the north to produce the party’s next presidential candidate.
Senator representing Borno South and Chairman Senate Committee on Army, Ali Ndume has again called for concerted efforts to combat the security challenges
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2023: APC having candidate from North is tantamount to third term, Ndume reveals
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..Tells South to believe in the Unity of Nigeria if they want Presidency
…Laments that Nigeria is so divided ever than before
…Says issues of Security, Welfare of Citizens, not prioritised by FG
…Reveals that most of the equipment used by our Soldiers were procured by Shagari
…Says while Bandits use new AK47, he has not seen a Soldier with a new one
…Urges FG to ask America to bring to Nigeria experts to train our Security Personnel
By Henry Umoru, Levinus Nwabughiogu & Omeiza Ajayi
FORMER Senate Leader, Senator Ali Ndume, All Progressives Congress, APC, Borno South has condemned moves to retain the Presidency in the North by the ruling APC come 2023, saying that having a candidate from the North would be tantamount to third term and it is not constitutional.
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I was on the frontline of the campaign for the removal of the languid service chiefs that worked for President Muhammadu Buhari for almost six years. Olonishakin, Buratai et al failed woefully to get the desired result against Boko Haram. It’s a shame that the terrorists became emboldened under their watch and seized numerous Nigerian territories in Borno State. Besides, while their reign lasted, soldiers on the war front were poorly motivated and ill equipped.
Also, the Commander-in-Chief did not help matters with his slipshod approach to the battle. Many expect a change with the arrival of General Lucky Irabor as the new Chief of Defence Staff; Lt. General Ibrahim Attahiru as Chief of Army Staff and Air Chief Marshal Isiaka Amao as Chief of Air Staff. In fact, nine days ago, Irabor confidently told Nigerians that this country would experience peace again. I have reservations about two of these new g
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Senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to sign an executive order to activate the Unexplained Wealth Act and make the job of the anti-corruption agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) easy.
An Unexplained Wealth Order (UWO) is a type of court order issued by a court to compel the target to reveal the sources of their unexplained wealth. UWOs were introduced by sections 1–2 of the Criminal Finances Act 2017 and are governed by sections 362A–362T of Part 8 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.
Speaking while taking questions from senators ahead of his confirmation, the new EFCC chairman, AbdulRasheed Bawa has said there were certain provisions in the EFCC Establishment Act that more or less gave the commission such powers.