BREAKING: Senate Sacks Danladi Umar as CCT Chairman, Details Emerge

• Yakubu Danladi Umar has been sacked by senators as the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT)
• The majority leader of the senate, Opeyemi Bamidele, sponsored the motion to sack Umar over corruption allegations
• The Nigerian Senate sent a written address to President Bola Tinubu to sack Umar after it secured a two-thirds majority

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FCT, Abuja - The Nigerian Senate has sacked Yakubu Danladi Umar as the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, (CCT) for what it described as unacceptable acts of misconduct.

The sack of Umar as Chairman of CCT was a sequel to two-thirds of Senators as 74 members signed, 10 senators present, a total of 84 Senators.

According to the Vanguard, the Senate sacked Umar after invoking the provisions of Section 157 (1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, as amended.

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The federal lawmaker said Umar’s actions were unbecoming of a holder of such an office and his level of gross misconduct was no longer acceptable.

The majority leader of the senate, Opeyemi Bamidele, sponsored the motion after which the decision to sack Umar was taken on Wednesday, November 20.

Bamidele said the conduct of Umar has fallen short of the requisite standard of a public officer, TheCable reports.

The federal lawmaker said Umar appeared before the Committee only once and therefore avoided subsequent invitations to unravel the circumstances surrounding series of allegations against him.

“Also concerned about his alleged absenteeism from office for more than one month, without permission and recuse to his position, coupled with preponderance of corruption allegation, misappropriation, and physical street brawl with a security man in the FCT vis-à-vis his current investigation by the EFCC, ICPC and the DSS.

“All these are tantamount to acts of negligence and gross misconduct, unbecoming of a chairman of such a reputable tribunal.”

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Umar said the activities of the Tribunal can only be controlled by the presidency.

Umar said unlike other judicial officials, he and his team at CCT are not answerable to bodies that regulate activities of the Nigerian judiciary.

The CCT chairman also presented a signed letter in which a former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) said the officials of the Tribunal were not judges.

Source: Legit.ng