Former Chief Whip of the Senate, Ali Ndume has rejected a new office allocated to him by the Senate Services Committee on the premise that it is less befitting of his status as a ranking lawmaker.
Ndume in a letter to the chairman of the Committee, Senator Sunday Karimi (APC – Kogi West), said the office which is located on the third floor of the Senate New Building is not befitting for him as one of the most ranking members in the 10th Senate.
He said according to Senate Standing Orders, he deserved to be allocated an office on the fourth floor like his ranking counterparts.
Ndume’s letter dated Tuesday, 30th July 2024 and titled: “Re: Office Allocation” was signed by his Chief Confidential Secretary, Yati Shuaibu Gawu.
The letter reads in part: “Sen Ndume is the most Senior Senator after Sen Ahmad Lawan and will only occupy an office on the fourth floor.”
Ndume was recently stripped of his position as the Majority Whip of the Senate by the leadership of the All Progressives Congress over his controversial criticism of President Bola Tinubu.
