Breaking: Senate Sacks Danladi Umar As CCT Chairman

The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday, sacked Danladi Umar as the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT).

The sack of Umar follows the closed-door session of the lawmakers in which the lawmakers approved the removal of the embattled CCT Chairman.

The Senate invoked section 157(1) of the 1999 constitution which stipulates that 2/3 of the membership of the Senate can remove the head of any statutory body alleged to have indulged in gross misconduct and misdemeanour in office.

The lawmakers had earlier moved into an executive session to discuss the allegations against Umar following a motion moved in the Order Paper by the Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele.

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