The
Senate President on Tuesday, read a letter from President Muhammadu
Buhari asking the lawmakers to reconsider its decision to reject the
appointment of Magu as EFCC chairman.
As the Senate resumed its plenary session at the National Assembly
on Tuesday morning, the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has read a
letter from President Muhammadu Buhari asking the senate to reconsider
its decision to reject the appointment of Ibrahim Magu as chairman of
the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
It was gathered that just after a closed-session that lasted about
80 minutes, Saraki read the letter which was sent to the upper
legislative chamber by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Sunday evening.
Recall that on December 15, 2016, the senate rejected the
appointment of Magu as EFCC chairman, citing a security report from the
department of state services (DSS). Magu was accused of living in a
house paid for by a “corrupt” businessman. He was also accused of extorting money through a proxy from suspects.
Following this, the president directed Abubakar Malami,
attorney-general of the federation, to investigate the allegations, and
Malami submitted his report at the end of the assignment.
As at the time of filing this report, the details of the
investigation were not revealed in the president’s latest letter which
was read on the floor of the senate this morning.
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