Former Senate leader, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, on Sunday, said he would not apologise to the Senate over his six-month suspension.
Ndume, who was removed as Senate leader in January, got suspended in March following what was considered false accusation against the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki and Senator Dino Melaye.
After submitting allegations of alleged forgery of Customs documents in the purchase of an armoured vehicle against Saraki and also accusing Melaye of certificate forgery, he was, however, uable to substantiate his allegations at the hearing of the Senate Committee on Ethics. The chamber later recommended his suspension for six months.
Ndume, who spoke with his constituents in Abuja, said he did nothing wrong and would not apologise to the Senate.
“For now, there is nothing for me to apologise for,” he said.
Ndume added that, “the move for apology was made but I did not do anything to warrant an apology. I have no problem with apology but you have to apologise for something you did.
“The issues I raised were put to rest after I raised them. The issue of importation of car was put to rest. The certificate issue was also put to rest. It was because I raised the issues. Perhaps, if I did not raise them, the issues may have lingered. I did not do any thing so there is no basis for me to tender any apology.
“The whole thing will come and go. It will pass away. It is part of the challenge a politician go through. My challenge in the Senate now is temporary. It should not stop me from doing what I have been doing for my constituents. It is very temporary.
“I take my suspension in good faith. It will pass away. I am lucky to be in the Senate. Right now, I am going through industrial attachment because one day, I will leave the Senate. I don’t expect to die in the Senate.”
Ndume also appealed to the Federal Government not to evict the internally displaced persons (IDPs) from their Area One Camp in Abuja.