The Senate has refused to confirm the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, as the substantive chairman of the anti-graft agency for the second time.
Another uncomplimentary report from the Directorate of State Security (DSS) has put the Acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu on edge, resulting in the Senate turning down Presidential request for his confirmation as substantive anti graft chairman.
The DSS letter detailing alleged underhand financial dealing by Magu, was said to have been transmitted to Senate yesterday at about 5 pm, thus putting spanner in his confirmation at the Senate hearing today, Wednesday.
President Buhari had resubmitted Magu’s name for confirmation after the same Senate rejected him a fortnight ago, citing security reports that indicted him on the issue of probity.
Senator Dino Melaye had raised the SSS report dated March 14 during his screening after which the Senate concluded: “in the light of the foregoing, Magu has failed the integrity test and will eventually constitute a liability to the anti-corruption stand of the current government.”
But Magu who had answered all the questions to the satisfaction of lawmakers, questioned the credibility of the SSS which he said dispatched two reports on him with varying contents same day.
“What do you say about credibility of that agency?” he queried.
The Senate had earlier rejected Magu’s confirmation based on another DSS report that indicted him. [myad]
