Ndume gets new appointment as Akpabio reshuffles Senate

Senator Ali Ndume has been reassigned as the chairman of the Senate Committee on Tourism.

This development comes hot on the heels of his recent removal as Senate Chief Whip and the revocation of his vice chairmanship role on the Appropriation Committee.

Senate President Godswill Akpabio made the announcement as part of a limited reorganization of the Senate’s standing committees.

Senator Adeniyi Adegbonmire, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, has been named the new chairman of the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights, and Legal Matters, replacing the former chair , Senator Mohammed Mongono.

Mongono is appointed as the new chief whip of the Senate and will also serve as the vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriation.

Senator Ned Nwoko will serve as chairman of the proposed Committee on Reparation and Repatriation.

Senator Abdul Ningi retains his earlier position as chairman Senate committee on Population Commission while Senator Simon Lalong has been named chairman of the Senate Committee on Agricultural Institutions.

Senator Musa Mustapha has been appointed as the new chairman of the Senate Committee on Livestock Development, a new ministry created by the federal government.

The Senate also dismissed a motion seeking to sanction Ali Ndume, over a statement made during an interview where he referred to the Lawmakers as “kleptomaniacs”.

Senator Fasuyi Cyril from Ekiti North raised a point of order urging the Senate to take action against Ndume for his remark.

With a swift and decisive move, Senate President Godswill Akpabio struck down the motion.

Ndume was stripped of his position as Chief Whip after the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Headquarters filed a complaint, alleging that he made inflammatory and irresponsible statements criticizing President Bola Tinubu.