Mohammed Ali Ndume
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Mohammed Ali Ndume is a Nigerian politician who was a member of the Federal House of Representatives from 2003 to 2011. He was elected to the Senate for Borno South, Borno State
, Nigeria
in April 2011 running on the People's Democratic Party
(PDP) ticket.
Local Government Area, Borno State.
He attended Kaduna Polytechnic and then the University of Toledo
, USA, where he gained a Masters Degree in Accounting and Computer.
He became a Senior Lecturer in Ramat Polytechnic, Maiduguri
, Borno State until 2003, when he entered politics.
(ANPP) platform.
He was appointed Minority Leader in the House of Representatives.
In an August 2010 interview, Ndume said "the PDP in the last 11 years has vandalized Nigeria; they have only introduced kidnapping, assassination, militancy, armed robbery, power degeneration and widespread religious crisis".
In a September interview he praised the record of the ANPP in Borno State, building roads and hospitals. He said "The PDP government has been holding the Federal Government for 11 years now and they have done nothing, except cause chaos in Nigeria".
He said the people from the grassroots of Southern Borno were solidly behind him.
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
.
Ndume's defection to the PDP was seen as a major blow to the ANPP.
He was said to have been the major financer of ANPP in the Borno-South senatorial zone, and was considered one of the most dynamic of the lawmakers from the northeast zone.
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.
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.
to consider opening talks with Boko Haram.
He said that a military approach would not be effective due to the impossibility of identifying the target.
In his view the violence would continue until the group felt they had been heard and saw that the problems of poverty and unemployment were being addressed.
In November 2011, Senator Ndume was reported to be linked to Boko Haram
. This alleged connection to Boko Haram was made following the Nigerian State Security Service's interrogation of a suspected Boko Haram member and spokesman, Mallam Ali Konduga.
On 21 November 2011 Leadership (Abuja) reported that Ndume had been arrested.
Borno State
Borno State is a state in north-eastern Nigeria. Its capital is Maiduguri. The state was formed in 1976 from the split of the North-Eastern State...
, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
in April 2011 running on the People's Democratic Party
People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)
The People's Democratic Party is a political party in Nigeria. Its policies generally lie towards the right wing of the political spectrum. It has won every single Presidential elections since 1999, namely: 1999, 2003, 2007, and 2011, and is the dominant party in the Fourth Republic.-History:In...
(PDP) ticket.
Background
Mohammed Ali Ndume was born around 1961 in GwozaGwoza
Gwoza is a Local Government Area of Borno State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Gwoza.It has an area of 2,883 km² and a population of 276,312 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 610....
Local Government Area, Borno State.
He attended Kaduna Polytechnic and then the University of Toledo
University of Toledo
The University of Toledo is a public university in Toledo, Ohio, United States. The Carnegie Foundation classified the university as "Doctoral/Research Extensive."-National recognition:...
, USA, where he gained a Masters Degree in Accounting and Computer.
He became a Senior Lecturer in Ramat Polytechnic, Maiduguri
Maiduguri
Maiduguri, also fondly called Yerwa by its locals, is the capital and the largest city of Borno State in north-eastern Nigeria. The city sits along the seasonal Ngadda River which disappears into the Firki swamps in the areas around Lake Chad...
, Borno State until 2003, when he entered politics.
ANPP politician
Ndume was elected to represent Chibok/Damboa/Gwoza Federal Constituency in April 2003 and was reelected in April 2007, on the All Nigeria People's PartyAll Nigeria People's Party
The All Nigeria Peoples Party is a conservative political party in Nigeria. At the last legislative elections , the party won 27.0% of the popular vote and 92 out of 360 seats in the House of Representatives and 27 out of 109 seats in the Senate...
(ANPP) platform.
He was appointed Minority Leader in the House of Representatives.
In an August 2010 interview, Ndume said "the PDP in the last 11 years has vandalized Nigeria; they have only introduced kidnapping, assassination, militancy, armed robbery, power degeneration and widespread religious crisis".
In a September interview he praised the record of the ANPP in Borno State, building roads and hospitals. He said "The PDP government has been holding the Federal Government for 11 years now and they have done nothing, except cause chaos in Nigeria".
PDP politician
In December 2010 Ndume decamped to the 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.
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
Ali Modu Sheriff
Ali Modu Sheriff was elected governor of Borno State in Nigeria in April 2003. He is a member of the All Nigeria People's Party .Ali Sheriff was the first governor in Borno state to win the seat two consecutive times.-Background:...
.
Ndume's defection to the PDP was seen as a major blow to the ANPP.
He was said to have been the major financer of ANPP in the Borno-South senatorial zone, and was considered one of the most dynamic of the lawmakers from the northeast zone.
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.
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
Congress for Progressive Change
The Congress for Progressive Change is a political party founded in Nigeria in 2009 in preparation for the April 2011 elections.It is the 63rd political party to be founded in the country and also the last political party to be registered in Nigeria....
(CPC) with 20,414 votes.
Alleged links to terrorism
Ndume was appointed to a committee established by President Goodluck JonathanGoodluck Jonathan
Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan, GCFR, BNER, GCON is the 14th Head of State and current President of Nigeria.He was Governor of Bayelsa State from 9 December 2005 to 28 May 2007, and was sworn in as Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on 29 May 2007. Jonathan is a member of the...
to consider opening talks with Boko Haram.
He said that a military approach would not be effective due to the impossibility of identifying the target.
In his view the violence would continue until the group felt they had been heard and saw that the problems of poverty and unemployment were being addressed.
In November 2011, Senator Ndume was reported to be linked to Boko Haram
Boko Haram
Boko Haram is a Nigerian Islamist group that seeks the imposition of Shariah law throughout the whole of Nigeria. The group presently has an undefined structure and chain of command...
. This alleged connection to Boko Haram was made following the Nigerian State Security Service's interrogation of a suspected Boko Haram member and spokesman, Mallam Ali Konduga.
On 21 November 2011 Leadership (Abuja) reported that Ndume had been arrested.