President Muhammadu Buhari has indicated that it is Ibrahim Magu he would like to formally head the anti-corruption body: Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) in a substantive status and has therefore, forwarded his name back to the Senate for confirmation.
A letter to that effect from the President, was read at the floor of Senate today, Tuesday, by the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Abubakar Saraki. He also read another letter in which the President said he would not sack the Secretary to the Government of Federation (SGF), Babachir David Lawal as requested by the Senate
The resubmission of Magu’s name for confirmation as EFCC boss, came against the background of an earlier denial by the Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Mr. Ita Enang, that he was not aware of such.
Enang had said: “you are about the third person calling me on this matter. I am not aware of that discussion and I don’t want to speak on the matter because I don’t have details.”
Senate had on December 15, 2016, rejected the request for the confirmation of Magu, based on security reports from the Department of State Security (DSS). It thereafter returned the nomination Magu to the President for further action.
The presidency had in July 2016 written the Senate, requesting the screening and confirmation of Magu as Substantive Chairman of EFCC.
Buhari appointed Magu as acting chairman of the EFCC after the removal of Ibrahim Lamorde on November 9, 2015.
Before his appointment as the acting EFCC chairman, Magu was the Head of Economic Governance Unit of the commission. [myad]
