EFCC boss Magu |
The last may not have been heard about
the purported rejection of Alhaji Ibrahim Magu’s, nomination by
President Muhammadu Buhari as the Chairman of the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission.
While some senators would want Nigerians
to believe that the confirmation had been rejected by the upper chamber
of the National Assembly others are crying foul.
Chairman of the senate committee on the
Judiciary, Senator David Umaru, is one of those who is saying the issue
of Magu’s confirmation has not been discussed at plenary.
Umaru said in Minna on Monday that “the
issue of Magu was never voted on in plenary, so as far as I am concerned
Magus’nomination was never rejected”.
“If somebody say it was rejected it was
probably mistake, me, I have not voted. The senate operates by rules the
rule is that this thing must be presented to us either by the committee
or through direct interaction with the members in plenary non of this
has happened”.
“The issue of Magu was discussed only in
the executive session of the senate. It was not an issue discussed at
plenary so anything done in the executive session is not the same thing
as that done in plenary, so as far as I am concerned the issue of Magu,
the consideration of his nomination was never considered by the senate”.
Senator Umaru who represents Niger East
senatorial district in the senate disclosed that the matter has been
referred to the presidency to “do due diligence ” because of the
conflicting reports from the Directorate of State Security DSS on the
matter”.
On the Secretary to the Federal
Government issue the federal lawmaker said due process was followed to
arrive at the decision taken.
He said, “The SGF case, it was a work
done by the committee and was presented , it was the decision of the
majority based on the resolution passed”.
Senator Umaru described as untrue the claim that the senate was working against the President.
#credits:punchng/Enyioha Opara,Minna
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