The House of Representatives has endorsed the Senate’s decision to remove the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Umar Danladi, citing misconduct and a breach of public trust. The resolution followed a motion presented by Majority Leader Julius Ihonvbere, invoking Section 17(3) of the Fifth Schedule of the 1999 Constitution.
Ihonvbere detailed Danladi’s offenses, including his involvement in a public altercation with a security guard at Banex Plaza Shopping Complex in Abuja. The incident, which drew widespread criticism, led to a Senate investigation by the Committee on Ethics, Code of Conduct, and Public Petitions. Danladi initially admitted to the incident but later refused to cooperate with the committee by failing to attend subsequent hearings.
The motion argued that Danladi’s removal was necessary to protect the integrity of the Code of Conduct Tribunal and align with the 10th National Assembly’s commitment to upholding the rule of law and corporate governance in Nigeria. Despite objections from Mansur Soro, who questioned the procedural correctness of the motion and suggested that President Bola Tinubu should formally request the removal, Speaker Tajudeen Abbas ruled the objection out of order.
When put to a vote, the motion passed decisively. The Senate had previously passed a similar motion, though an initial procedural error involving the use of Section 157 instead of Section 17(3) of the Constitution led to criticism. This error was later corrected before finalizing Danladi’s removal.
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