SENATE REOPENS INVESTIGATION INTO ELRA CRISIS
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The Equipment Leasing Registration Authority’s long-running leadership problem was addressed by the Senate on Wednesday, which reopened inquiries into the alleged illegal dismissal of Saidu Njidda, the agency’s former acting chief executive officer. Shortly after President Bola Tinubu took office, the Federal Government disbanded the governing boards of ministries, departments, and agencies, sparking the crisis that has festered since mid-2023. ELRA had a protracted administrative void following the dissolution, which was declared in a circular from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation. Tension inside ELRA increased due to the lack of a transparent transition or disengagement process, which resulted in a number of petitions from disgruntled stakeholders, halted operations, and accusations of arbitrary decision-making.
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In light of this, the Northern Alliance Committee petitioned the Senate, claiming that Njidda, who had held the positions of Executive Chairman and Acting CEO, had been fired without following the ELRA Act and pertinent public service regulations. The Senate Committee on Ethics, Code of Conduct and Public Petitions, chaired by Senator Neda Imasuen, examined the petition on Wednesday, requesting that lawmakers step in and order Njidda’s restoration while the ELRA Act is being amended. Prof. Ibrahim Madugu, a NAC representative, contended that the previous CEO’s dismissal was illegitimate.
He urged lawmakers to ensure strict adherence to Section 8(a) of the ELRA Act and cautioned that supervisory ministries must not turn administrative oversight into punitive action against law-abiding officers.
But the agency refuted all allegations raised by the petitioners.
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