Following allegation that Sen. Ali Ndume assaulted one of them, Hon. Bukar Daja-Ali, members of the Borno State House of Assembly have threatened to suspend all legislative businesses until their demands are met.
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The House on Thursday alleged that Ndume slapped Hon. Daja-Ali, a member representing Damboa Constituency, at a political meeting in Maiduguri.
The Speaker, Abdulkareem Lawal, in a statement he issued in Maiduguri, petitioned the Inspector-General of Police to investigate the matter, and that of alleged attack of another legislator, Muhammad Saleh-Banga, by hoodlums at Kwayar Kusar Local Government area.
Lawal said the House had adopted a resolution directing the State Government to relieve the appointment of Secretary of Kwayar Kusar Local Government Council.
He added that House also resolved to embark on suspension of legislative businesses until their demands were met.
In a swift reaction, Senator Ndume representing Borno South has denied the lawmakers’ claim.
The senator, who is on suspension in the Senate for requesting for investigation of allegations of importation of a bullet-proof Range Rover with fake documents involving Senate President Bukola Saraki and that of perjury involving another colleague, Dino Melaye, said: “For the avoidance of doubt, I cannot remember meeting any member named Habu Dala-Ali as erroneously circulated.
“Honestly, the member is not telling the truth; there is nothing like that. I never slapped anybody.
“What transpired was that the member came to my house for a meeting along with some hoodlums who began raining all sorts of insult on me in front of everybody.
“I was going to meet the hoodlums to demand why they came to my house to insult me when the said member tried to stop me. The only thing I did was to tell him not to touch me.
“I angrily asked him why he came with people into my house to insult me and went inside and left him.
“This happened in front of everybody and people who were there saw what happened.
“The hoodlums later came back when they realised they made mistake and apologised, which I have forgiven them.
“So, I don’t know how the issue of slapping a member of a Borno State House of Assembly came from.
“I challenge him or any other person coming up with such claim to present any evidence that I slapped him.”
