President Muhammadu Buhari has been advised to provide the Senate with necessary explanation if it were to reconsider its refusal to confirm the appointment of Ibrahim Magu as the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
It said the explanations to be made by President Muhammadu Buhari, who had nominated Magu, would determine whether the nominee would be considered or not.
The lawmakers had on Thursday rejected Magu’s nomination by the President as the substantive chairman of the anti-graft agency based on a “security report” on him.
A security report by the Department of State Services, in which Magu was accused of various corruption-related offences, had caused the Senate to reject his nomination.
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Sabi Abdullahi, on Friday told PUNCH that the lawmakers had taken their decision on the matter and it was left for Buhari to take the next step.
He said, “This is not an issue that is ambiguous and I will not take issue with anybody. What we have said is very straightforward and unambiguous. It is not our responsibility or in our power to tell Mr. President what to do.
“It is his prerogative and for every action taken, there must be a basis. Let him take any action but, of course, he will base his action on explanations. If that happens, we will take his explanations based on their face value and see. Until then, our decision is very simple. It is unambiguous; that is what we said from the beginning and that is what we stand by.”
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