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Ndume says APC has more problems inside than outside

The Borno South senator criticizes personality-driven politics, rejects an early Senate leadership endorsement and proposes tougher rules on unexplained wealth.

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Arise News Story of October 20, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 69,103 views a day, 32 times a normal first day on this channel (2,181).

The APC Has More Problems Within Than It Does Outside - Ndume

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2:00Ndume agrees that internal divisions pose more problems for the APC than outside opposition.
3:45He criticizes campaign branding and personal loyalty taking precedence over issues and honest governance.
8:04He credits Tinubu's security efforts and reports improved conditions and increased farming in his constituency.
10:05Ndume rejects the Senate's early leadership endorsement as unconstitutional and a joke taken too far.
14:40He defends seeking reelection by arguing that lengthy legislative service builds institutional experience.
20:00His proposed Unexplained Wealth Act would require officials to explain assets exceeding their legitimate earnings.

What troubles Nigeria's ruling party more: its opponents or its own internal divisions? Senator Ali Ndume puts the emphasis firmly on the latter in an Arise News interview with Charles Aniagolu.

Appearing on Prime Time, the APC senator representing Borno South agrees with Vice President Kashim Shettima's warning about divisions ahead of the 2027 elections. His criticism gets specific: campaign caps and displays of personal loyalty are no substitute for discussing issues and governing honestly.

"It's a personality-driven politics, which is not supposed to be the case," Ndume says.

That criticism does not extend to everything the government is doing. He credits President Bola Tinubu's attention to security and says conditions in his constituency have improved, allowing more farming activity. The interview combines criticism of his party's political culture with praise for the president's security efforts.

On Senate leadership, Ndume rejects a resolution declaring "no vacancy" in the next assembly's leadership. He calls it unconstitutional and a joke taken too far. Asked why he wants another term himself, he argues that long legislative service builds institutional experience, citing veteran American senators.

Later comes a concrete proposal: an Unexplained Wealth Act that would require public officials to account for assets beyond their legitimate earnings. Ndume argues that placing that burden on the asset holder would make corruption easier to tackle.

The interview drew about 29,000 views in seven hours, a much faster start than Arise News' usual regular-length upload. Beyond the headline about party divisions, it gives Ndume room to explain both the political habits he objects to and the accountability measure he wants passed.

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The facts

Channel: Arise News
Subscribers: 1,260,000
Channel views, last 7 days: 4,303,668
Channel views, pace per day: 328,231 (on a normal day: 622,583)
Video published: October 19, 2026
Video views so far: 29,111 (less than a day online)
Video views, pace per day: 69,103

The numbers

Ndume's interview is drawing views far faster than Arise News' usual regular-length videos. Its first-day projection is an estimate, not a completed day's total.

the video's first day

usual first day here

2,181

this video

69,103

subscribers

1,260,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

800,257,096

views per day

328,231