Ali Ndume, the Senator representing Borno South Senatorial District at the National Assembly, has revealed why he dropped his ambition to become the next Senate President. According to him, the reason is because he doesn’t have money to share to his colleagues. Ndume maintained that he opted out of the race for two reasons; the fact that the President told him to consider withdrawing and secondly, the claim that he has no money to share around. Appearing on Arise TV on Tuesday, the lawmaker, who contested for the Senate President in the ninth assembly and scored 28 votes, said he decided to throw his weight behind Godswill Akpabio this time around for reasons of stability, fairness and equity. “It’s unfortunate that everybody has now known that the Senate Presidency and leadership tussle is now a money thing rather than capacity, capability and other qualifications that are supposed to matter most.

“When the President spoke to me about stepping down and considering that I don’t have the money to go into this battle because money is playing more roles than qualifications, I obliged and decided to work for Akpabio,” he said. The outspoken senator said the race was being overshadowed by the influence of money rather than merit, experience, and vision for the future of the legislative body. 

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