The Senate on Wednesday approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to sack the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission Executive Vice Chairman, Babatunde Irukera.
The President’s request was contained in a letter addressed to the Senate President Godswill Akpabio and read during plenary on Wednesday.
The letter stated that the president was demanding the sack of Irukere based on inefficiency.
According to the FCCPC Act, the President needs the approval of the National Assembly to sack the executive vice chairman of the commission.
However, Tinubu had in January sacked Irukere and the Director-General/CEO of the Bureau of Public Enterprises, Mr Alexander Okoh with immediate effect.
After deliberations, the request was put to a voice vote where the ayes had it and the Senate President hit the gavel.
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