The Senate has sacked the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Umar, over alleged gross misconduct.
This decision was made under Section 157(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (1999, as amended), which empowers the Senate to remove key public officials following due process.
Danladi Umar’s final fall followed a closed-door session lasting over one and a half hours.
On resumption of plenary, the Senate announced that more than 84 lawmakers supported the decision.
The motion leading to his removal was sponsored by the Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, who highlighted the pivotal role of the CCT in maintaining high standards of morality and accountability in government.
Bamidele stated, “The Code of Conduct Tribunal, as a statutory institution, is expected to uphold virtues of integrity, probity, and accountability”, adding that a statutory institution of such magnitude is expected to be an epitome of moral rectitude and “should be seen to uphold the virtues of integrity, probity and accountability.
