{"id":166374,"date":"2025-06-10T10:01:38","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T09:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/presidency-blasts-ndume-for-reckless-tv-statements"},"modified":"2025-06-10T11:17:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T10:17:18","slug":"presidency-blasts-ndume-for-reckless-tv-statements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/presidency-blasts-ndume-for-reckless-tv-statements","title":{"rendered":"Presidency Blasts Ndume for Reckless TV Statements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Presidency has issued a stern warning to the lawmaker representing Borno South Senatorial District, Mohammed Ali Ndume, against what it described as reckless statement on television.<\/p>\n<p>According to the presidency, such unguarded utterances made Senator Ndume, a former Senate Chief Whip not to command the respect of any right thinking person.<\/p>\n<p>The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, while reacting to the allegations that a cabal has hijacked Tinubu\u2019s government and that kleptocrats and kakistocrats dominate the administration, accused Ndume of making a sweeping statement without providing any scintilla of proof.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNdume is entitled to his opinion, as a lone-wolf opposition within the APC, though he most often gets his facts wrong or builds his thesis on a specious, faulty foundation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike he lied about General Buratai being ambushed by terrorists. A ranking Senator making reckless statement on TV cannot command the respect of any right thinking person.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis allegation that kleptocrats and kakistocrats dominate the government is just too sweeping. And he made it without providing any scintilla of proof.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKakistocrats? Does he know the word\u2019s meaning, or does he just like bandying terms?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis President has many competent aides, many of whom were accomplished professionals before coming to work for the government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd they are doing a damn good job, reengineering the country\u2019s economy to ensure it is put on a solid foundation for sustainable growth,\u201d Onanuga said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Presidency has issued a stern warning to the lawmaker representing Borno South Senatorial District, Mohammed Ali Ndume, against what it described as reckless statement on television. According to the presidency, such unguarded utterances made Senator Ndume, a former Senate Chief Whip not to command the respect of any right thinking person. 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