Ali Ndume, the Senate’s Chief Whip, has accused those who work for President Bola Tinubu in the Presidential Villa of demanding money before allowing the President access.
In response to the escalating diplomatic tensions between Nigeria and the United States, Ndume, the representative of Borno South Senatorial District, reportedly made the assertion in an interview with Arise Television.
The legislator bemoaned the fact that it is now nearly difficult for MPs and senior government officials to meet with the President without going through middlemen who purportedly seek bribes.
“I don’t have a chance to see the President,” Ndume remarked. I only get to see him when he’s attending an event.
They manage the government in this manner. They have no people there, I assure you. Kakistocrats dominate the government. They will ask you how much you would like to visit the President.
The senator referred to individuals in Tinubu’s inner circle as “kakistocrats,” which means “government by the least qualified or most corrupt.”
Ndume claimed that despite his attempts to speak with the President about significant financial issues through official channels, he was frequently thwarted by bureaucratic roadblocks put in place by advisers.
“They were playing games like they wanted you to go to heaven, but I wrote to them saying I wanted to see the President to discuss some financial issues,” he continued.
