The Nigerian Senate has corrected an error in its earlier resolution, which resulted in the removal of Yakubu Danladi Umar as Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT).
The correction involved referencing the appropriate constitutional provision—Paragraph 17(3), Part 1, Fifth Schedule of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended). Initially, the Senate invoked Section 157(1) of the Constitution but later identified the mistake and rectified it. Despite the correction, the original resolution removing Umar from office over allegations of misconduct remains valid.
The Senate reaffirmed its decision by citing Paragraph 17(3), Part 1, Fifth Schedule of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) and Section 22(3) of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act, Cap C15, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004. Additionally, the Upper Chamber resolved to seek the concurrence of the House of Representatives.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced that the House of Representatives had concurred and approved the Senate’s resolutions.
The correction followed a motion sponsored by Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele (APC, Ekiti Central) titled, “Urgent Need to Correct Freudian Slip Regarding the Removal from Office of the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal for Misconduct.”
