Many Senators appeared to have embarked on protest against President Muhammadu Buhari on his refusal to sack the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu after the Senate rejected his confirmation at two different times.
The protest took the form of the Senate suspending the confirmation hearings of the 27 Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) who were earlier nominated by President Buhari.
The Senators wondered why Magu is still at the helms of affairs at the EFCC, with Senator Nwaoboshi (PDP Delta) saying at the plenary today that Senate may step down the Confirmation since they are acting and President Buhari’s appointees are disrespecting the Senate.
Senator Uroghide said that the request for the confirmation of RECs be stand down, citing Magu’s case. He said that after their decision he is still acting Chairman of the EFCC.
“If the Senate is ridiculed our institution has been ridiculed, we will try as much as possible to promote this institution,” Senator Anyanwu
Senator Francis Alimikhena said that the Senate must insist on hear from the president on Magu’s case, saying “Magu is terrorising us because we disqualified him.”
The Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu said that there is a time frame to stand down the confirmation, even as he asked the senate president to convey their feelings to the President.
Senate President, Bukola Saraki sought the opinion of the fellow senators who insisted on stepping down the Confirmation of INEC REC for two weeks. [myad]
