The Senate during plenary, yesterday sacked the Code of Conduct Tribunal Chairman (CCT), Umar Danladi.
His removal was based on allegations of gross misconducts, absenteeism, and corruption.
In a a motion moved by the Senate leader, Senator Michael Bamidele, Mr Danladi was invited by the Public Petitions Committee on behalf of the Senate. After his first appearance before the committee saddled with the responsibility of investigating the content of his investigation, Danladi refused to appear in subsequent sittings and public hearings of the public petitions committee, thereby frustrating the genuine attempt of the committee to investigate the allegations.
He added, “the Senate also recalled that by virtue of the provisions of section 157, subsection 1 of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended, Mr. President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, acting on an address supported by two-third majority of the Senate praying that he be so removed as Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal for his inability to discharge the functions of the office arising from misconduct. That the President upon such address supported by two-third majority of this Senate shall so remove him from office.”
“The Senate also affirms that the invocation of the aforementioned constitutional provision in this circumstance seems to be the only way out to safeguard the sacred image of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, in line with the resolve of the tenth Senate to uphold the rule of law and sustain the ideas of corporate governance structure in Nigeria.”
The Senate Minority Leader, Senator Patrick Abba Moro and the Chief Whip, Senator Mohammed Tahir Mongono both confirmed and supported the motion.
The Senate Vice President, Senator Barau Jibri added that eighty-four senators supported the motion of the removal of the CCT Chairman.
The Senate will then forward the resolution to the President for action.
