The Senate has, on Wednesday sacked the Chairman of Code of Conduct Tribunal, Yakubu Umar, over alleged misconduct.
Invoking section 157 (1), the Red Chamber officially removed Umar as the CCT Chair.
His removal gives way to the official resumption of Abdullahi Bello as the new substantive Chairman of the Tribunal.
84 Senators which constitute the two-thirds majority of the Senate, signed in favour of his removal, resolving to forward the resolution to President Bola Tinubu for further action.
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