Jonathan lost despite 22 PDP governors endorsed him- Ndume
The senator representing Borno South in the Senate, Ali Ndume, on Sunday said that former President Good luck Jonathan lost in 2015 despite 22 PDP governors endorsed him, saying the endorsement of President Bola Tinubu by the APC governors do not matter.
The senator who was a guest on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics programme, said he did not support the decision of the APC governors as “things are very bad in the country” at the moment.
He lamented the harsh economic situation, the skyrocketing cost of living in the country and the insecurity ravaging parts of Nigeria. “Nigerians cannot see any hope, they are doubting the Renewed Hope,” he said.
According to him, he stormed out of the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa in Abuja when the governors endorsed the president for re-election.
Ndume said, “I was there but that was not why I was there; I was there for a summit and when I realised that it was not a summit and voice vote was put about the endorsement of Mr President, I just left, and that does not mean I am not an APC member. The majority had its way but few of us felt that was not right.”
“It happened before, not once, not twice. It happened during Jonathan. That does not mean anything. Politicians are decamping but the people who are the voters are not decamping. I hope that he would look back historically and see that the gathering of people to endorse you does not mean anything. Jonathan had 22 governors then endorsing him like was done now. And what happened? Jonathan lost woefully. A lot of money was spent. Even the election was shifted but we are not learning our lessons. I pity Mr President,” he added.
The six-term federal lawmaker has been in the National Assembly since 2003. He first represented Chibok/Damboa/Gwoza Federal Constituency in Borno State for two terms (from 2003 to 2011) in the House of Representatives. He proceeded to the Senate in 2011 when he was elected to represent Borno South Senatorial District, a seat he has kept to date.
