The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, removed the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Umar.
This followed the adoption of a motion moved by the House Majority Leader, Julius Ihonvbere, at the plenary in Abuja.
The Senate had on November 20 asked President Bola Tinubu to sack Umar as CCT chairman over alleged misconduct.
The lawmakers adopted the resolution after the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, put it to voice note.
However, the upper legislative chamber at Tuesday’s plenary admitted mistakes in the resolution asking President Tinubu to sack the CCT chairman.
The resolution was taken in line with Section 157 (1) of the 1999 Constitution which stipulates that two-thirds of the Senate can advise the president to remove the CCT chairman.
In his presentation at the lower legislative chamber, Ihonvbere asked the House to invoke Section 17(3) of the Fifth Schedule of the 1999 constitution.
Umar fought with a security guard at the Banex Plaza Shopping Complex in Abuja.
The lawmaker argued that the CCT chairman’s removal would safeguard the sacred image of the tribunal, uphold the rule of law, and sustain the “ideals of corporate governance structure in Nigeria.”
After the presentation, a member of the House, Mansur Soro, raised a constitutional point of order on the matter.
He reminded the lawmakers that President Tinubu must request the removal of the CCT chairman through a letter to the House.
The Speaker of the House, Tajudeen Abbas, however, ruled out the order and put the matter to a voice vote.
The lawmakers voted for the removal of the CCT chairman.