The
Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Thursday, said that nobody, not
even the Senate can remove Ibrahim Magu, as the acting chairman of the
Economic and Financial Crime Commission.
Osinbajo
Speaking while commissioning a zonal office of the EFCC in Kaduna
on Thursday, the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, said that nobody can
remove Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime
Commission (EFCC).
The acting president who was represented by the Governor of Kaduna,
Nasir el-Rufai, described Magu as a “nightmare for corrupt people”.
He said; “We have confidence in Magu to fight corruption to a
standstill. He will remain the EFCC chairman as long as I remain the
acting president and as well as Muhammadu Buhari remains the president.
“It is our belief that Magu will continue to remain a nightmare for corrupt people for years to come.”
Osinbajo made the bold statement as Nigerian Senators on Tuesday,
criticised the acting president Yemi Osinbajo for allegedly questioning
their constitutional authority to confirm the nomination of appointees
by the executive arm.
The Senators had expressed concern about the refusal of the
executive to drop Ibrahim Magu as the acting chairman of the EFCC after
his nomination was rejected twice by the upper legislative chamber.
At the resumed plenary after the Eid-el-Fitr holidays, Senate
President Bukola Saraki backed a series of resolutions by senators
against the executive, including one that demanded an immediate
retraction of Osinbajo’s comment, which some of them said was
antithetical to a democratic system.
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