Senator Ali Ndume, former Senate Chief Whip, has apologised to the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for failing to consult the party before publicly criticizing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration.
Ndume, representing Borno South in the National Assembly’s upper chamber, reaffirmed his statements, saying, “Whatever I said or whatever I did was out of patriotism.”
He explained that he was invited by the party to discuss his actions and accepted the mistake of not consulting the party first.
“I promised the party that all my observations as a senior member of the family should have terminated or ended with the party,” Ndume said. However, he maintained that his criticisms were truthful, even if strong.
“Those issues may be said strong, but they are true… I should have talked to the party as the last bus stop.”
Ndume’s apology comes after he was invited by the party to discuss his public statements, which were seen as critical of the APC leadership.
Despite apologising for not consulting the party, Ndume remains firm in his convictions and commitments to speaking out for the good of the country.