Tinubu is not caged – APC fires back at Ndume

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has hit out at Senator Mohammed Ndume, insisting that his failure to access President Bola Tinubu, doesn’t justify his claim that the president had been “caged”.

This was contained in a statement signed by Felix Morka, the party’s National Publicity Secretary.

It was in reaction to remarks made by Ndume, the Chief Whip of the Senate, saying Tinubu had been “caged”, slammed the lawmaker.

Ndume while saying that securing financial autonomy for Local Governments was the greatest achievement of Tinubu since he assumed office in 2023, also said that he was unaware of existential challenges in the country.

“The latest outburst in the media by the senator representing Borno South, and Chief Whip of the 10th Senate, Sen. Mohammed Ali Ndume, claiming that President Tinubu has been caged.

“And unaware of existential challenges in the country is as haughty as it is unnecessary.

“As a Senator, Ndume has a platform of the National Assembly to raise and address matters that he may consider to be in the national interest.

“He also has access to the entire machinery of the Federal Government,” the APC spokesman said.

He added that Ndume was, however yet to explain the use to which he had put these enormous access in seeking solutions to concerns that he might have.

Morka said it was understandable if the senator felt frustrated by his suggested inability to access the President.