Mohammed Ndume

Mohammed Ndume Biography / Profile

Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume was born on November 20, 1959 in Gwoza Town of Borno State. He represents Borno South Senatorial District at the National Assembly.

Mohammed Ndume Age

Mohammed Ndume is 64 years old.

Mohammed Ndume Early Life

Ali Ndume attended Gadamayo Primary School in Gwoza and completed in 1972 and then proceeded to Comprehensive Secondary School Mubi in then Gongola now Adamawa State from 1973 to 1978 and obtained his Secondary School Certificate and WASC.

On completion of Secondary School, he went on to Kaduna Polytechnic to study Marketing in 1978. He completed his Ordinary National Diploma (OND) in 1980 and Higher National Diploma (HND) in Marketing in 1982 at Upper Credit level.

In 1988, Ndume was awarded the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Post-Graduate Scholarship to study Business and Computer Education at the University of Toledo Ohio, United States of America and graduated with a B.Ed and M.Ed in 1990 and was awarded Magna Cum Laude academic honour.

He was also admitted into the Phi Kappa Phi academic society for outstanding performance.

Mohammed Ndume Career

After completing his NYSC at Federal Polytechnic Ilaro in Ogun state, Ndume joined Ramat Polytechnic Maiduguri as a lecturer in 1983 rising to the rank of a Senior Lecturer.

In 2003, Ndume was elected to represent his people for the seat of Chibok/Damboa/Gwoza Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives on the platform of ANPP and served for two terms from 2003 to 2011

Ndume defected to the PDP in December 2010, a few months to the 2011 general elections.

He ran for the Borno South Senatorial position with the ticket of the PDP and emerged winner in the 2011 elections.

He was re-elected in the 2015 Senatorial elections on the platform of the All Progressives Congress which he joined with a host of other disenchanted PDP members in 2014.

In March 2017, Ali Ndume was suspended for six months by the Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges headed by Senator Anyanwu, for calling for a probe into the allegations of imported bullet proof range rover with fake documents involving Senate President Bukola Saraki seized by the Nigerian Customs and that of perjury involving Senator Dino Melaye.

After exonerating both Mr. Saraki and Melaye the Committee recommended a one year ban to Mr. Ndume claiming the former Senate Leader failed to conduct proper investigation before making the said allegations. In a swift response Mr. Ndume denied making any allegations against anybody.

However eight months after his suspension, he was recalled to the National Assembly by the Senate.