Senator Ali Wakili, Bauch South Senatorial District has protested against the removal of Senator Abdullahi Adamu as the Chairman of the Northern Senators Forum. He claimed that his removal was orchestrated by few senators, as no general meeting was held to arrive at the decision.
The Senator made his position known at the Plenary while raising a point of order. According to him;
“I was not here yesterday but I saw it in the papers and over the television when you announced the removal of Senator Abdullahi Adamu as the leader of the Northern Senators Forum. I come from the North and I am an active member of the Northern Senators Forum. At no time have we met and put to question any of the leaders of the Northern Senators Forum.
It was brought to this place and it was announced and some of our colleagues went to the Press Centre and made statements that referred to some of us as monkeys. We are taking this political brinkmanship beyond the level we are supposed to take it. We are supposed to be wise men.
The fact that I am not privy and the fact that the northern senators forum was dragged my privilege has been breached because nobody called me for a meeting. Senator Barau Jibrin, secretary of the forum, had never called a meeting. Senator Dino Melaye, the public relations officer of the forum, had never called for a meeting.
When the announcement was made and the press statement, the spokesman for the Senate led some senators to the Press Centre to make some of these bombastic statements. By this, I want to say that my privilege has been breached because my constituents and other concerned northerners have also expressed their disgust, that why are we trying to destroy our leadership. I want the Senate to take judicial note of what I am saying.”
His point of order was merely noted by the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu who presided over the session.
Recall that in a letter signed by the Publicity Secretary of the Caucus, Dino Melaye and read at plenary on Wednesday Sen. Adamu was sacked over alleged mismanagement of the forum's fund. He was replaced by Senator Aliyu Wamakko.
