Nigerian Senate has said it has been vindicated on the rejection of the
appointment of Mr. Ibrahim Magu as Chairman of the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission.
Chairman
of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Aliyu
Sabi-Abdullahi, who briefed journalists in Abuja on Thursday, announced
that a Federal High Court had ruled that the upper chamber of the
National Assembly had the powers to confirm or reject his appointment.
The
Senate’s spokesperson said, “We are pleased with this judgment and we
want to salute Nigeria’s judiciary for always rising up to the occasion
to protect our democracy and deepen our democratic processes. The Senate
had rejected Magu’s appointment bases on a report by the Department of
State Services which disqualified him.
The lawmakers had also
placed an embargo on confirmation of appointments made by President
Muhammadu Buhari which required legislative approval, to protest against
Presidency’s position that some appointments did not require Senate’s
approval. Sabi-Abdullahi stated that the embargo would remain until Magu
is replaced.
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