FULL List of 39 APC senators who signed letter to remove Ndume as Senate Leader

-The list of senators who voted to remove Senator Ali Ndume of Borno South as Senate Leader has been revealed

-The ruling party was said to have been delighted with the removal of Senator Ali Ndume as the Senate Majority Leader

-Thirty-nine out of the 63 All Peoples Congress (APC) senators signed the letter which demanded for the replacement of Ali Ndume

It has been revealed that 39 out of the 63 members of All Peoples Congress (APC) senators signed the letter which demanded the replacement of Ali Ndume with Ahmed Lawan as the Senate Leader.

According to Premium Times, the letter titled: ‘Notice of Vote of No Confidence/Change of Leadership’ was read by Senate President Bukola Saraki before the Senate adjourned on Tuesday, January 10.

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Recall that Senator Ali Ndume of Borno South was removed as Senate Leader on Tuesday while the name of Senator Ahmed Lawan of Yobe North was forwarded as the new Senate leader.

APC has 63 members in the 109-member Senate.

Senator Ali Ndume has since accepted his exit and thanked his colleagues for giving him the opportunity to lead them.

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Full list of the APC Senators who endorsed Ndume’s removal include:

1. Dino Melaye, Kogi West;

2. Ibrahim Abdullahi, Sokoto South;

3. Francis Alimikhena, Edo Central;

4. Suleiman Nazif, Bauchi North;

5. Donald Alasoadura, Ondo Central;

6. Benjamin Uwajumogu, Imo North;

7. Mustapha Bukar, Katsina North;

8. Rafiu Adebayo, Kwara South;

9. Jibrin Barau, Kano North;

10. Baba Garbai, Borno Central;

11. Usman Nafada, Gombe North;

12. Kabiru Marafa, Zamfara Central;

13. Olugbenga Ashafa, Lagos East;

14. Tijjani Kaura, Zamfara North;

15. Suleiman Hunkuyi, Kaduna North;

16. Ubali Shittu, Jigawa Northeast;

17. Shehu Sani, Kaduna Central;

18. Magnus Abe, Rivers Southeast

19. Aliyu Abdullahi, Niger North;

20. Umaru Kurfi, Katsina Central

21. Abubakar Yusuf, Taraba Central;

22. Joshua Dariye, Plateau Central;

23. Ibrahim Gobir, Sokoto North;

24. Shaba Lafiagi, Kwara South;

25. Isa Misau, Bauchi Central

26. Babajide Omoworare, Osun East

27. Yahaya Abdullahi, Kebbi North;

28. Kabiru Gaya, Kano South;

29. Ali Wakili, Bauchi South

30. Ahmed Yarima, Zamfara West;

31. Sabo Mohammed, Jigawa Southwest;

32. Ahmed Lawan, Yobe North;

33. Olarenwaju Tejuoso, Ogun Central;

34. David Umaru, Niger South;

35. Abdullahi Gumel, Jigawa Northwest

36. Monsurat Sunmonu, Oyo Central;

37. Binta Masi, Adamawa North;

38. Danjuma Goje, Gombe Central; and

39. Rabiu Kwankwaso, Kano Central.

Meanwhile, Senator Ahmed Lawan assumed duty as the Senate majority leader on Wednesday, January 11 while Nigeria's Senate president Bukola Saraki said there was no truth in insinuations that he sacrificed Senator Ali Ndume.