The presidency has finally responded to call by the senate to remove Ibrahim Magu as chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) saying it would pursue a line of dialogue.
Magu was rejected as chairman of the anti-graft agency by the Senate on the basis of an indictment by the Department of State Services (DSS) although he still continues in the acting position in spite of call to remove him.
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The senate, on Tuesday, March 28, suspended the screening of some regional executives of Independent National Electoral Commission over Magu’s continuation as EFCC chairman in spite of Senate’s call to remove him.
Presidency reacts to call to remove Magu by Senate
Premium Times reports that President Buhari’s Senate liaison officer, Ita Enang, reacted to the pressure to remove Magu saying it would not question the Senate’s authority.
He said: “The Nigerian Senate is an arm of government that must be respected in any decision it takes in the course of exercising its powers as an independent institution.”
“We will not question the power of the senators to take decision on how they want to conduct nomination hearings.”
“we will listen to their grievances and reason along with them.”
Meanwhile, Senator Francis Alimekhena described Magu, as a terrorist.
Alimekhena accused Ibrahim Magu of terrorizing the senate with myriads of accusations of financial scandals against Senators trending in the media.
He said since the Senate rejected Magu’s confirmation, he has resorted to terrorizing them.
Senator Alimekhena said that no day passes without reports of financial crimes against any Senator emerging on the social media.
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