 He was a contender for the position of Senate President, but David Mark was selected.In January 2008, he stated that some members of the Senate were involved in fraud, but later on advice from his lawyers apologized and withdrew the accusation without naming names.The chairman of the House Committee on Media and Publicity, Eziuche Ubani, said the House would not accept Aliyu's apology, but asked him to reveal his list of the National Assembly members alleged to be involved in 419 fraud.