A new wave of crisis is brewing at the Senate over the rejection of the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu.

The crisis, our correspondent report has torn the leadership of the Senate apart with factions taking varied position on the matter.

The Senate had last Thursday rejected Magu following a report by the Department of State Services (DSS) signed by one Folashade Bello for the Director-General, Lawal Daura.

The Senate Leader, Ali Ndume had after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Villa on Monday, punctured the Senate’s position, saying Magu was not rejected.

The position of Ndume forced the spokesperson of the Senate, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi (APC, Niger) to address newsmen yesterday where he emphasised the rejection of Magu.

Sabi said “Following the security report on EFCC chairman, the Senate decided not to confirm the chairman and communicate same to Mr. President, while those of the others was reported or forwarded. The Senate also decided to refer the other nominees to the anti-corruption committee for screening since there was no adverse security report on them.

“The position of the Senate as stated by me remains the position of the Senate and I have nothing more to add. So please we want the media to be guided in all of this.”

But reacting in a phone interview, Ndume said his position was clear and insisted that Magu has not been rejected.

Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari and Senate President Bukola Saraki yesterday met behind closed-doors at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja.

The meeting, which was held inside the president’s office, lasted about one hour. Though the Senate president did not speak to State House correspondents after the meeting, our correspondent gathered that Buhari and Saraki discussed the refusal by the Senate to confirm the nomination of Ibrahim Magu as chairman of EFCC.

eph12:
This is the same Saraki that it was reported in the papers then that Buhari does not want to see because he's very corrupt? So what happened to the corruption? Smh

DonLo:
Confusion everywhere

Aufbauh:
All these strain oppositions and incoherent voices from the senate is the consequences of Buhari's non interference in the election of the principal officers of the upper chamber.

Saraki is an unstable water,hence unreliable in managing sensitive affairs of his party in the chamber because of his inordinate ambition & unholy fraternity with the PDP.
He is neither here nor there with ulterior motives to rubbish the anti graft campaign simply because of his travail in the CCT.

Saraki also seems to be an inexperienced spoon fed president of the senate as he lacks the capacity to interface properly unlike his predecessor David Mark.

OAUTemitayo:
Buharis should carry his cross.
He systematically betrayed Tinubu during the Senate President tussle even after Tinubu has prevailed on his own preferred candidate to step down.
By the time Saraki is through with Buhari, he go don dey Daura.

Atiku2019:
Magu has a lot of skeletons in his cupboard. Buhari should appoint another candidate to chair the EFCC

OAUTemitayo:
Buharis should carry his cross.
He systematically betrayed Tinubu during the Senate President tussle even after Tinubu has prevailed on his own preferred candidate to step down.
By the time Saraki is through with Buhari, he go don dey Daura.

blackpanda:
99% of nigerians have completely lost their moral compass. The rejection of magu is simply corruption fighting back.

Aufbauh:

Amateur correlation.

tit:
This boko haram senator wants dss to reopen his case.

OAUTemitayo:
Buharis should carry his cross.
He systematically betrayed Tinubu during the Senate President tussle even after Tinubu has prevailed on his own preferred candidate to step down.
By the time Saraki is through with Buhari, he go don dey Daura.

OAUTemitayo:
Buharis should carry his cross.
He systematically betrayed Tinubu during the Senate President tussle even after Tinubu has prevailed on his own preferred candidate to step down.
By the time Saraki is through with Buhari, he go don dey Daura.

OAUTemitayo:
@ Atiku2019
Which skeleton?
You bloody political tout.
Magu is the real definition of Anti-corruption czar.
Your boss, Saraki and co are only trying to hide the skeleton in their cupboard by dismissing the man.
Your kleptomaniac Atiku can do us a favour by visiting USA for a two days rest.

Atiku2019:
Magu has a lot of skeletons in his cupboard. Buhari should appoint another candidate to chair the EFCC

APCmyheart:



LOL if Buhari mingle then people will be calling him name, I know Buhari has a very strong and critical mission for Saraki before 2019....