Borno South Senator, Ali Ndume, has warned that he could dump the All Progressives Congress (APC) if President Bola Tinubu fails to handle Nigeria’s worsening issues and rescue his administration from what he described as poor governance.
Talking on Come up Information on Tuesday, June 24, Ndume expressed deep dissatisfaction with the path of the nation, saying his loyalty to the ruling celebration will not be unconditional.
“If I resolve to depart the APC, I cannot disguise it,” he declared. “I nonetheless consider President Tinubu can make things better. Failure to repair these issues could trigger me to depart the APC.”
Ndume, who served as Director-Common of Rotimi Amaechi’s 2023 presidential marketing campaign, warned that the celebration dangers complete collapse if it continues to draw extra political defectors with out path.
“If Tinubu continues this manner, it doesn’t matter if he hundreds extra folks or governors, you’re simply endangering the APC,” he mentioned. “Once you overload a ship, it’d result in the capsizing of the celebration.”
The Senator additionally lamented the dearth of actual change below Tinubu’s management, arguing that energy brokers across the President are deceiving him and hurting his status.
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Earlier this month, throughout an look on Channels TV, Ndume accused a number of the President’s aides of deceptive him about nationwide points.
He additionally claimed that the administration had been hijacked by what he referred to as “kleptocrats” and “kakistocrats.”
Whereas on Come up Information, Ndume didn’t spare former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai both. He accused El-Rufai of betraying Amaechi after initially supporting him through the APC primaries.
“El-Rufai was imagined to be on our facet however someway, he moved over,” he mentioned. “I feel these are a part of the issues which are annoying or irritating him.”
Ndume recalled how El-Rufai’s ministerial nomination was rejected regardless of prior assist. “However generally, I’ll say, ‘okay o, you probably did that to us, it’s payback to your self’.”
With rising inside criticism and threats of defection, Ndume’s feedback add to the mounting strain on President Tinubu to repair his home earlier than it fractures additional.
