The All Progressives Congress members of the Senate have removed Ali Ndume as their leader.
The development was conveyed by Senate President Bukola Saraki who read a letter he claimed was sent to him by the caucus.
The caucus elected to replace Mr. Ndume with Ahmed Lawan, the letter read by Mr. Saraki said.
Addressing journalists after the Senate’s plenary, Mr. Ndume said the decision of the caucus to remove him as leader shocked him.
He said he was oblivious of what led to the decision or where the meeting was held to remove him.
Mr. Ndume’s predicament might be connected with the rejection by the Senate of Ibrahim Magu as Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
Mr. Ndume had claimed the Senate did not reject the official, prompting a counter reaction by Senate spokesperson, Aliyu Abdullahi.
It appears Mr. Ndume, who hails from Borno State, like Mr. Magu, is being punished for disagreeing with the Senate over the way the EFCC acting chairman’s nomination was handled by the upper legislative chamber.
