JUST IN: Senate approves Tinubu’s proposal to sack Sokoto, Abia, Adamawa RECs

just in: senate approves tinubu’s proposal to sack sokoto, abia, adamawa recs

The Senate on Wednesday permitted President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s request to terminate the appointments of the Resident Electoral Commissioners in control of Sokoto, Abia, and Adamawa States.

The affected RECs embody: Dr. Nura Ali (Sokoto); Barr. Hudu Yunusa Ari (Adamawa State and Prof.Ikemefuna Chijioke Uzochukwu (Abia)

The decision of the Senate adopted its consideration and approval of a movement moved by Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, throughout plenary.

Tinubu had earlier in a letter learn by Senate President Godswill Akpabio urged the Senate to approve the termination of the appointments of the RECs who had been on suspension since 2023.

Bamidele in his lead debate mentioned: “Senate: Conscious of an Govt Communication from Mr. President and Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federation, requesting the Senate to invoke Part 157 (1) of the Structure of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, as amended, to formally terminate the appointment of Dr. Nura Ali (Sokoto State Resident Electoral Commissioner); Barr. Hudu Yunusa Ari (Adamawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner) and Prof. Ikemefuna Chijioke Uzochukwu (Abia State Resident Electoral Commissioner), respectively;

“Additionally conscious that the aforementioned Resident Commissioners have been earlier suspended in 2023, bordering on allegations of infractions of Electoral Act; compromise of elections and abandonment of responsibility with out cogent causes.

“Notes from safety experiences from the Workplace of the Nationwide Safety Adviser and the Division of State Providers that Dr. Nura Ali was indicted for compromising the 2023 Presidential and Nationwide Meeting elections by way of acts of incompetence and corruption, whereby he reportedly confessed to having obtained the sum of $150,000 from politicians upon investigation by the DSS;

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“Barr. Hudu Yunusa Ari was suspended by former President Muhammad Buhari after a prima facie case was instituted in opposition to him for usurping the facility of the Returning Officer to declare the governorship election consequence; and Prof. Ikemefuna Chijioke Uzochukwu was suspended for undermining election processes by mishandling of logistics and abandonment Governorship and State Meeting elections in addition to his refusal to rescheduled Supplementary elections;

“Conscious that by advantage of the provisions of part 157 (1) of the Structure of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, as amended, which stipulates that: “…an individual holding any of the workplaces to which this part applies might solely be faraway from that workplace by the President appearing on an tackle supported by two-thirds majority of the Senate praying that he be so eliminated for incapability to discharge the capabilities of the workplace whether or not arising from infirmity of thoughts or physique or every other trigger) or for misconduct”, the Senate is empowered to embark on this legislative course of, which is geared toward setting the stage for the eventual removing of the suspended Resident Electoral Commissioners;

“Additionally conscious that the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee is likely one of the workplaces talked about in Subsection (2) of the aforementioned provision of the Structure.

“Accordingly, it’s apt for the Senate to invoke and activate the supply of Part 157 (1) of the Structure to take away the suspended Resident Electoral Commissioners in keeping with the resolve of the tenth Senate to uphold the rule of legislation and maintain the beliefs of morality and the tenets of company governance in Nigeria,

“Accordingly resolves to: Invoke and activate the constitutional provision as enshrined in part 157 (1) of the Structure of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, as amended, by forwarding an tackle, supported by a two-thirds majority of the Senate to be acted upon by Mr. President for the official removing of Dr. Nura Ali (Sokoto State Resident Electoral Commissioner); Barr. Hudu Yunusa Ari (Adamawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner); Prof. Ikemefuna Chijioke Uzochukwu (Abia State Resident Electoral Commissioner), respectively.

The Senate permitted the prayer of the movement to terminate the appointments of the three RECS when it was put to voice vote by Senate President Godswill Akpabio through the plenary.

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