The Senate has accepted President Bola Tinubu’s request for the elimination of Babatunde Irukera as Chief Govt/Vice-Chairman of the Federal Competitors and Client safety Fee, FCCPC.
Tinubu had on Monday, January 9, 2023, sacked each the Director-Normal of the Bureau of Public Enterprises, BPE, Alex Okoh, and the Govt Vice-Chairman/Chief Govt Officer, Federal Competitors and Client Safety Fee, FCCPC, Irukera with rapid impact.
The Senate Chief, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele (APC Ekiti Central), had defined by a movement to that impact knowledgeable his colleagues about govt communication from the President.
He stated: “The Senate do think about the request of Mr. President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on the elimination of Chief Govt/Vice-Chairman of the Federal Competitors and Client safety Fee (FCCPC) in accordance with Part 8(1)(bb) & (2) of the Federal Competitors and Client safety Fee Act, 2018.
Senator Osita Ngwu (PDP Enugu West), noticed that Irukera has not accomplished his time period of workplace.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio, nonetheless, made him perceive that it was not the obligation of the senate to query the president’s nomination, however to both approve it or reject it.
Akpabio then put the query for individuals who both supported or rejected the elimination of Irukera as CE/VC, FCCPC boss and majority of the lawmakers, by voice vote, supported his sacking.
