By Miracle Ogunde
The request of President Bola Tinubu to sack the suspended Resident Electoral Commissioners of Abia, Adamawa, and Sokoto States has been approved by the Senate.
The president’s request was granted on Wednesday following the adoption of a motion moved by the Senate Majority Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele.
The suspended RECs are Ike Uzochukwu (Abia), Hudu Yunusa-Ari (Adamawa), and Nura Ali (Sokoto).
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, Senate Minority Leader, Abba Moro argued that the sack of the resident commissioners would serve as a deterrent to those who hold public offices.
“This administration has promised Nigerians that it will fight corruption. For this reason, the termination will serve as a deterrent to those in public service,” he said.
Also speaking, Chief Whip of the Senate, Tahir Monguno, 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 who presided over the plenary session.
Recall that the President had requested the approval of the red chamber to terminate their appointments over allegations of gross misconduct.
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