9th NAS Leadership: NCDD clamour for Ndume

Tom Okpe, Abuja

The National Coalition In Defense of Democracy (NCDD) has called on the newly elected member of the National Assembly irrespective of party affiliations to consider Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume as the Senate President of the 9th Assembly when innaugurated in May.

The group said Ndume, a three term Senator from Borno South Senatorial District, Borno State, a Patriot, a detribalized Nigerian and an experienced member of the National Assembly who has contributed to the growth of our democracy is a better choice for the position of the President of the Nigerian Senate.

The group led by it’s national coordinator Ambassador Auwal Alhassan Gama in a press conference in Abuja on Monday said: “The decision to call for Support for Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume’s emergence as the next Senate President is born out of our desire for a healthy working relationship between the Executives and the Legislature for a better delivery of democratic dividends.

It is our believe that he will bring his matured sense of reasoning, experience and fear of God into play as the Chairman of the National Assembly, he is one politician we know and trust will unite all interest in the 9th assembly.”.

The forum held a meeting in Lagos recently with all the State Coordinators and FCT with the National Executives to present report on the just concluded general elections and the way forward.

“The forum observed among other things that one of the reasons why the present government under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari did not meet up the expectations of many Nigerians in the areas of Infrastructure and Human development was a result of the sour relationship between the Executive and the Legislative arms of Government.

This has created setbacks in the areas of non-full implementation of the budget and alteration on key intended project by the government”, he said

Ambassador Auwal emphasized that the above observation and the need to get it right this time around for the smooth running of the affairs of the government added that; “as we go into yet a new term of four years mandate given to President Muhammadu Buhari and the Ninth National Assembly by the Nigerian People is what informed this press conference.

“While we salute the courage and goodwill of the presidency in allowing the independent of all arms of government to run its activities independently. It is equally important for all stakeholders including the APC National Working Committee to provide a level playing ground for all its members at the North Eastern part of the country who deemed it fit to contest”.

The group urge all members of the National Assembly Elect, especially those of the upper chambers to support the call for Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume’s Senate Presidency adding; “We were part of the process that brought you onboard and it is our humble plea and believe that Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume will not disappoint us”.