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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Senator representing Borno South Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Ali Ndume, has said that the leadership tussle in the Senate is all about money.<\/p>\n

Ndome has maintained that he opted out of the race for two reasons; the fact that the President told him to consider withdrawing and secondly, the claim that he has no money to share around.<\/p>\n

Appearing on Arise TV on Tuesday, the lawmaker, who contested for the Senate President in the ninth assembly and scored 28 votes, said he decided to throw his weight behind Godswill Akpabio this time around for reasons of stability, fairness and equity.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s unfortunate that everybody has now known that the Senate Presidency and leadership tussle is now a money thing rather than capacity, capability and other qualifications that are supposed to matter most.<\/p>\n

\u201cTruly I\u2019m the one leading the campaign for Akpabio for reasons I\u2019ve stated before. It is based on the need to have stability, equity and justice and fairness in the country considering the heightened tension arising from issues especially the zoning, religion and whatever.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen the President spoke to me about stepping down and considering that I don\u2019t have the money to go into this battle because money is playing more roles than qualifications, I obliged and decided to work for Akpabio,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. The Senator representing Borno South Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Ali Ndume, has said that the leadership tussle in the Senate is all about money. 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