Mohammed Ali Ndume

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Mohammed Ali Ndume
House of Representatives of Nigeria
from Borno
In office
3 June 2003 – 6 June 2011
ConstituencyChibok/Damboa/Gwoza
Personal details
Born (1959-11-20) 20 November 1959 (age 64)
All Progressive Congress
(2014–present)
Other political
affiliations

Mohammed Ali Ndume (born 20 November 1959) is a

House of Representatives of Nigeria from 2003 to 2011.[3] He is currently a member of the All Progressives Congress
.

Early life and education

Mohammed Ali Ndume was born in Gwoza Town of Borno State. He attended Gadamayo Primary School in Gwoza and completed in 1972. He proceeded to Comprehensive Secondary School Mubi in then Gongola, now Adamawa State from 1973 to 1978 where he obtained his Secondary School Certificate and WASC. He was cut out early in life for Leadership position as he was appointed Junior House Captain and promoted to House Captain in his final year Secondary School. His exceptional superlative brilliance saw him emerging in constant First position in class at Comprehensive Secondary School Mubi. On completion of Secondary School he went on to Kaduna Polytechnic to study Marketing in 1978. He completed his Ordinary National Diploma (OND) in 1980 and Higher National Diploma (HND) in Marketing in 1982 with Upper Credit level. He proceeded to Federal Polytechnic Ilaro in Ogun State between 1982 – 1983 for his compulsory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). He joined the famous Ramat Polytechnic Maiduguri as a lecturer in 1983 rising to the rank of a Senior Lecturer. In 1988, he was awarded the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Post-Graduate Scholarship to study Business and Computer Education at the University of Toledo, Ohio, United States of America and graduated with a B.Ed and M.Ed in 1990 and was awarded Magna Cum Laude academic honour. He was also admitted into the Phi Kappa Phi academic society for outstanding performance. On graduation, he returned to Nigeria and continued with his teaching career with the Ramat Polytechnic Maiduguri, Borno State until 2003, when he fully involved in politics.[4]

Political career

In 2003, Ndume was elected to represent the people of Chibok/Damboa/Gwoza Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives on the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP): a position he occupied from 2003 to 2011. Upon the inauguration of the 6th Assembly in 2007, he was unanimously elected as the Minority Leader and served creditably.[citation needed]

In December 2010, barely 100 days to the 2011 general elections, Ndume decamped to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), citing the injustices going on in the party as his reason for leaving the ANPP. He said the people from the grassroots of Southern Borno were solidly behind him.[5] He said that he was not being given a level playing ground in the competition with other ANPP aspirants for candidature in the Senate election. Apparently he had fallen out with Governor Ali Modu Sheriff.[6] Ndume's defection to the PDP was seen as a major blow to the ANPP. He was said to have been the major financer and the back-bone of ANPP in the Borno-South senatorial zone, and was considered one of the most dynamic of the lawmakers from the northeast zone.[7]

Following Ndume's defection, the PDP re-opened the sale of nomination forms. Alhaji Sanda Garba, who had been the only aspirant for the South Borno Senate seat, stepped down to make way for Ndume as the PDP candidate.[7] In the election, Ndume won 146,403 votes, ahead of Dr. Asaba Vilita Bashir of the ANPP with 133,734 votes and Alhaji Unaru Ibrahim of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) with 20,414 votes. Ndume served as the Chairman of the Senate Committee on MDGs in the 7th Senate and remained vibrant and active in the political landscape.[8][9][10] Ndume was removed from his position due to his closeness to the Presidency and support for Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chairman nominee, Ibrahim Magu.[11][12][13] The leadership of the 8th Senate led by Bukola Saraki was in conflict with the executive arm throughout the 8th assembly.

Achievements

Ndume has moved several Motions and sponsored several Bills in the Parliament, the Constituencies Development Fund Bill and Electoral Act Amendment Bill that enabled Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) voted in 2015 elections.[8]

Political alignments and re-alignments saw him forming CPC with 20 of his colleagues which eventually coalesced into APC, the present ruling party. He was re-elected in the

Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan.[14] Ndume was the director of campaign to Rotimi Amaechi
in 2022.

Bills And Motions

Constituency projects

Ndume has constituency projects spread across all nine local government areas in his senatorial district (Borno South). As a senator, he is always struggling for the development of his people and the nation since he assumed office. He alone has facilitated more than 60 intervention projects across his senatorial district. These projects includes, construction of classrooms, model primary Health care centers, electrification of rural areas and construction of motorized boreholes were delivered to the residents of selected communities based on their need. He has also created job opportunities for the youth in his constituency. Ndume has drilled twenty boreholes and donated some numbers of tractors in each of the 9 local government area of Borno South. On 27 April 2023, Ndume facilitated one hundred houses in Gwoza local government area. Borno State governor, Babagana Zulum commended Ndume for his Excellent presentation[15]

Awards And Recognition

  • USAID
    ) Award
  • Dreams African Leadership Excellence Award
  • Diplomatic Award for Iconic Achievement Of Sustainable Development Goals Ambassador Award
  • Parliamentary Media Award for Leadership

Senate Leadership

Ndume was the Senate Majority leader from 2015 to 2017. He was impeached by APC Senators on 10 January 2017.

Ahmed Lawan who emerged winner.[17]
He was elected Chief Whip of the 10th Senate on 4 July 2023.

Personal life

Ndume is married to Justice Aisha and Hajia Maryam and blessed with 10 children.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Insecurity in Nigeria reducing –Ndume". Punch Newspapers. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  2. ^ "National Assembly | Federal Republic of Nigeria". www.nassnig.org. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  3. ^ "PROFILE: Ali Ndume, former marketing teacher who tried to be Senate president". 11 June 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Hon. Mohammed Ali Ndume's Biography!". Mohammed Ali Ndume. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  5. ^ DAUDA MBAYA (31 December 2010). "Ndume Picks PDP Membership Card, Tackles ANPP". Leadership. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  6. ^ Inuwa Bwala (2 January 2011). "Ndume's defection and the stakes in 2011". Sunday Trust. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  7. ^ a b Mustapha Isah Kwaru (9 January 2011). "Ndume's defection and the fate of ANPP in Southern Borno". Peoples Daily. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  8. ^ a b "Senate APC caucus sacks Ndume, picks Lawan as leader". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Ndume sacked as APC senate caucus leader". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Senator Ndume sacked as Senate majority leader -". The NEWS. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  11. ^ "Three Reasons Ndume Was Sacked As Senate Leader".
  12. ISBN 978-1-4833-4570-3
  13. ^ Leke, Emmanuel (10 January 2017). "Why APC caucus sacked Ndume as Senate Leader -". The Eagle Online. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  14. OCLC 755061948
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  15. Blueprints
    . Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  16. ^ "Why I was removed as Senate Leader- Ali Ndume". oak.tv. Oak TV. Oak TV. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  17. ^ OAKNewstrack (11 June 2019). "Breaking: Ahmed Lawan emerges as new Senate President". Oak TV Newstrack. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
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