Senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, has backed President Bola Tinubu over the withdrawal of police escorts from Very Important Persons (VIPs).
Naijaonpoint reports that Ndume, during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Thursday, said some ministers had police officers attached not only to themselves but also to their wives and children.
Ndume questioned the business of police escorts for the wives and children of Senators and Ministers.
He said he had long advocated the policy, describing it as one of Tinubu’s most commendable decisions, which must be fully implemented.
He said, “We should see it on the ground. I thought I would not see policemen at the National Assembly today but I saw so many of them there today.
“I was attached three policemen but that was a big crowd for me so I refused. I insisted that if there’s going to be any attachment of Police to me, then it should be an orderly because I’m an accused person.
“I should have police to monitor me so that next time they won’t say I have gone to have a meeting with the other person. So I need that police to monitor my movement and who I relate with. The police is not to protect me. No.
“So I am of the opinion that all these policemen be withdrawn from VIPs. You can imagine that some of my colleagues like ministers have police attached to their wives and children. What’s their business with that?”
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