WAMELA Requests CCB Investigation into Uzodimma's Senate Bid
The Association of West African Media Lawyers (WAMELA) has submitted a petition to the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) regarding Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma's reported intention to run for a Senate seat in 2027 while still serving as governor. The petition, dated October 20, 2026, requests the CCB to investigate whether this ambition constitutes an abuse of office or a conflict of interest under the Code of Conduct for Public Officers.
WAMELA referenced Paragraph 1 of Part I of the Fifth Schedule to the 1999 Constitution, which prohibits public officers from abusing their offices. Mr President Aigbokhan, head of WAMELA in Nigeria, expressed that while the association does not question a sitting governor's right to aspire to another office, it is concerned about the implications of pursuing a senatorial nomination while still in office.
Aigbokhan emphasized that the governor's oath of office is a binding constitutional commitment that should not be compromised for personal political ambitions.
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