Senator Ali Ndume (Borno, APC) has rejected his appointment as Chairman the Senate Committee on Tourism.
He disclosed this at his country home of Maiduguri on Friday 48 hours after he was removed as the Senate Chief Whip.
He said having reviewed the conversation that prompted his ouster, his action did not warrant his sack.
According to Ndume, he rejected the chairmanship of the committee, saying he has no experience and exposure to lead such a sensitive group.
Ndume said he never wanted to be Senate Chief Whip after being the leader in the eight Senate, adding that he was given the choice of which committee to serve as the vice chairman having successfully led the campaigns that brought about the emergence of Godwill Akpabio as president of the Senate.
He recalled that he is founding member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), adding that he was among the 21 Senators from the PDP who formed the APC when the current National Chairman of the party Abdullahi Ganduje was a Deputy Governor in Kano State.
On whether he would leave the APC, he again recalled that when former President Muhammadu Buhari in company of President Bola Tinubu ordered him to sign a document to join the APC at the Imo House in Abuja, he informed his people before going public as such, he would consult his people before deciding on whether to leave the APC or not.
Senator Ndume said he could not speak up immediately after his sack because he was mourning the death of a family member.
Ndume was removed as and replaced with another colleague from Borno Monguno Tukur as the Senate Chief Whip.
The Senator was removed for criticising the Tinubu government’s handling of the nation.
