Senator Ali Ndume, representing Borno South, has expressed his respect for President Bola Tinubu amid clarifying his stance on government policies
Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, the senator noted his relationship with Tinubu and reiterated his commitment to constructive criticism for the betterment of Nigeria.
“I am not a critique of the government. It is our government. President Tinubu is one of my mentors.”
Clarifying a viral picture of him and Tinubu in a cheerful mood, he said, “He always says that I don’t come to the Villa. I told him that he didn’t ask me to, and he said I can come tonight.
“Then he [Tinubu] said he is attending my daughter’s wedding, even though it coincided with the Nigerian Army Remembrance Day. So after the ceremony, I was expecting him to leave. He said he is not going anywhere; that he is going to attend the wedding. That is what actually happened.”
Ndume then went on to clarify his approach to governance and criticism, stressing that he does not criticise Tinubu but rather his policies.
“In all of my critiques, I don’t criticise my elders. Tinubu is my senior, I respect him, though I disagree with him in some cases in order for us to agree for the better of Nigeria. I criticise policies, not Tinubu. I criticised policies of Buhari, but I’m closer to Tinubu than Buhari.”
Recall Ndume had in November stated that the tax reform bills sent by President Bola Tinubu are “dead on arrival.”
He argued that the Federal Government should be looking to reduce, rather than increase, the tax burden on Nigerians.
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