House Of Representatives Dismisses CCT Chairman Danladi Umar, Aligns With Senate

House Of Representatives Dismisses CCT Chairman Danladi Umar, Aligns With SenateThe House of Representatives has endorsed the Senate’s decision to remove Umar Danladi, Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), following a motion raised by the Majority Leader, Julius Ihonvbere, on Tuesday.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

Ihonvbere’s motion, which invoked Section 17(3) of the Fifth Schedule of the 1999 Constitution, highlighted several allegations against Danladi, including his involvement in a public altercation with a security guard at the Banex Plaza Shopping Complex in Abuja. The motion cited the CCT chairman’s admission of the incident during an appearance before the Senate Committee on Ethics, Code of Conduct, and Public Petitions, after which he failed to attend further hearings, obstructing the investigation into his conduct.

In his motion, Ihonvbere emphasized that removing Danladi Umar was necessary to preserve the integrity of the Code of Conduct Tribunal and to align with the 10th National Assembly’s commitment to upholding the rule of law and promoting corporate governance in Nigeria.

A point of order was raised by Mansur Soro, who argued that the House was not following the correct procedure, as President Bola Tinubu should have formally requested the CCT chairman’s removal. However, Speaker Tajudeen Abbas ruled Soro’s objection out of order.

The motion was subsequently put to a vote, and the majority supported the removal. This decision mirrors a similar resolution passed by the Senate, though the Senate’s initial resolution faced criticism from legal experts due to a procedural error, as they had cited Section 157 of the Constitution instead of the appropriate Section 17(3) of the Fifth Schedule. The Senate later corrected the error, completing the necessary steps for Danladi Umar’s removal.

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