{"id":124685,"date":"2024-07-18T11:42:29","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T10:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/ndume-why-opposition-senators-kept-quiet-shehu-sani"},"modified":"2024-07-18T12:52:54","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T11:52:54","slug":"ndume-why-opposition-senators-kept-quiet-shehu-sani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/ndume-why-opposition-senators-kept-quiet-shehu-sani","title":{"rendered":"Ndume: Why opposition senators kept quiet \u2013 Shehu Sani"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A former senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Shehu Sani, has revealed the reason behind the opposition senators\u2019 silence during the recent ordeal faced by Senator Ali Ndume in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on his official X handle on Thursday, Sani explained that if any senator had spoken out in support of Ndume, he or she would face similar consequences.<\/p>\n<p>Sani said that the opposition senators\u2019 silence was due to fear of repercussions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen a Senator is suspended or reprimanded for his utterances or conduct by the Senate President, if \u2018any Senator talk anyhow de support am, him too go follow am\u2019. That\u2019s why the opposition senators kept quiet. That\u2019s how the place is,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Ndume was removed as Senate Chief Whip on Wednesday for criticizing President Bola Tinubu\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n<p>He was, however, replaced with Senator Tahir Monguno, representing Borno North Senatorial District.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Nigeria Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. A former senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Shehu Sani, has revealed the reason behind the opposition senators\u2019 silence during the recent ordeal faced by Senator Ali Ndume in the Senate. 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