After almost 19 years in the National Assembly, Senator Ali Ndume, representing Borno South, may not have it easy going back to the green chamber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A strong challenger has emerged courtesy of the prompting of the people of the constituent, asking Ndume to step aside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As it stands, there seem to be a consensus among the electorate from the senatorial district that a change should be effected as Ndume had overstayed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ndume had represented part of his present constituency as a member of the House of Representatives (Gwoza-Damboa-Chibok) between 2003 and 2011, and as a senator from 2011 to date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The elite, youths, women, opinion leaders, and religious leaders have reached a consensus on the need for a change and seeking an all-inclusive and fair representation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The people have resolved that Alhaji Idris Mamman Durkwah should pick the senatorial ticket on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Durkwah had challenged the present Governor of Borno, Prof. Baba Gana Zulum, in the governorship primary in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Durkwah rose to the high echelon of the Nigerian highly competitive and bureaucratic Federal Civil Service Structure due to hard work, knowledge, resilience, and integrity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He left federal service as the Director of Finance in the federal ministries of Agriculture, Finance, and Health and also traversed the private and public sectors with excellence and distinction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was also Deputy Director (Accounts), State House; Assistant Director (Accounts), Office of the Vice \u2013 President; Director (Finance), Federal Super phosphate Fertilizer Co. Ltd, Kaduna; and Financial Controller, Federal Capital Territory Agricultural Development Project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The technocrat has been in the private sector, with his experiences as Senior Partner, AKIN, IDRIS, and Company and down the lane, a Financial Adviser, Forestry Management Environmental and Coordinating Unit; Acting Financial Controller, Afforestation Project Coordinating Unit; and Principal Accountant, Forestry Management Environment and Coordinating Unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Borno Youth and Students Discussion (BYSD-Forum), an NGO which had in 2019 advised Ndume against seeking further election at the Borno South Senatorial District is insisting on political power shift in the zone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At a summit held in Maiduguri recently, the Forum agreed on the need to change the political structuring that restricted certain elective offices to particular zones or local governments.<\/p>\n\n\n
After almost 19 years in the National Assembly, Senator Ali Ndume, representing Borno South, may not have it easy going back to the green chamber. A strong challenger has emerged courtesy of the prompting of the people of the constituent, asking Ndume to step aside. As it stands, there seem to be a consensus among […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":39710,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[296],"tags":[1212],"class_list":["post-39709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-social-economic","tag-borno","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"yoast_head":"\n