President Bola Tinubu sent a request to the Senate requesting the sack of the FCCPC boss
The Senate has approved a request from President Bola requesting the sack of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission Executive Vice Chairman (FCCPC), Babatunde Irukera.
This according to President Tinubu is in accordance with Section 8 (1)(b) and (2) of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission Act, 2018.
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The request was presented in a letter read by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on the floor of the Senate during Wednesday’s plenary.
Akpabio disclosed that the request from the President to sack Irukera was on grounds of inefficiency.
The letter read, “In accordance with the provisions of Section 8(2) of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), Act 2018.
“I hereby seek the kind confirmation of the Senate in respect of the disengagement from office of Babatunde Irukera as Executive Vice Chairman, Chief Executive Officer of the FCCPC with effect from January 8.”
After much deliberations on the request, the Senate approved the sack.
