Senate grants Tinubu’s request to sack three RECs
The senate has granted the request of President Bola Tinubu to sack the suspended resident electoral commissioners (RECs) of Abia, Adamawa, and Sokoto states.
The president’s request was granted after Opeyemi Bamidele, majority leader, sponsored a motion to that effect on Wednesday.
The suspended RECs are Ike Uzochukwu, (Abia), Hudu Yunusa-Ari, (Adamawa), and Nura Ali (Sokoto).
Tinubu had sought the approval of the upper legislative chamber to terminate their appointments over alleged misconduct.
While moving the motion, Bamidele said the president’s request is in line with section 157(1) of the constitution.
Contributing to a debate on the motion, Abba Moro, minority leader, said the sack of the aforementioned appointees would serve as a deterrent to those who hold public offices.
“This administration has promised Nigerians that they will fight corruption,so for this reason the termination will serve as a deterrence to those in public service,” he said.
On his part, Tahir Monguno, chief whip, said with 91 senators present at the red chamber for Wednesday’s sitting, the senate had sufficient numbers (two-thirds) to approve the president’s request.
“The philosophical cornerstone of this motion is to reinforce section 157(1) of the constitution. We have been called upon to discharge our duties to protect the integrity of public offices,” he said.
The motion was adopted after it was put to a voice vote by Senate President Godswill Akpabio.
