FCT, Abuja – The 10th senate is seen in some quarters as rubber-stamp and docile, nonetheless, there are a few federal lawmakers who have criticised the Bola Tinubu government.
TimesNow.com.ng highlights these senators:
In January 2025, li Ndume, the senator representing Borno south, clarified he is not a critic of President Tinubu but of his policies.
Speaking on ‘Politics Today’, a programme on Channels Television, Ndume stated that the president is his mentor, and he holds him in high esteem.
The lawmaker, who had been an outspoken critic of Tinubuâs policies, had said âsome advisersâ around the president are responsible for the economic hardship in the country.
He also kicked against the tax reform bills transmitted by the president to the national assembly for consideration and threatened to leave the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) due to the proposed legislation. However, Ndume noted that Tinubu is not a critic of the Tinubu-led administration while reiterating his commitment to constructive criticism for the betterment of Nigeria.
On at least two occasions, Abaribe accused the Tinubu administration of nepotism.
In October 2023, the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) chieftain claimed that Tinubu’s alleged nepotism is worse than Muhammadu Buhari’s.
Speaking on ‘Politics Today’ in November 2024, Abaribe criticised what he described as nepotistic tendencies under President Tinubuâs administration.
The senator, representing Abia South, highlighted Tinubuâs appointment of four ministers from Ogun state while many other states have just one minister as evidence of favouritism.
Abaribe argued that such practices alienate regions and deepen divisions in the country.
His words:
There was a mild drama in January 2024 when Senator Suleiman Kawu (New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, Kano South) raised a point of order in the senate and challenged what he described as the premature and unfair removal of the executive director of the Midstream, Downstream, Gas Infrastructure Fund, Mansur Kuliya.
The Kano South lawmaker said that the sacking of Kuliya as executive director of the agency is unlawful, as he was not allowed to complete his five-year term, which began in 2022.
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Earlier, TimesNow.com.ng reported that Adekunle Aderibigbe, an NNPP chieftain, identified areas where the leadership of Nigeria under the Tinubu administration can be improved.
In an exclusive interview with TimesNow.com.ng, Aderibigbe explained how Tinubu’s policies might better align with the needs of everyday Nigerians.
Aderibigbe said the policies implemented by the federal government of Nigeria in 2024 “revealed a mixed bag of impacts on the economy and citizens, particularly lowâand middle-income earners”.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
