The Nigerian Senate appears to have run into a constitutional crisis over the recent requests by the Presidency for the confirmation of Board members of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) for the state’s, sources in the legislature have said.
Lawmakers, who gave insights into the dilemma of the Red Chamber on the
screening requests, told Ripples Nigeria that the Senate took comments from the Presidency about its interpretation
of Section 171 of the 1999 Constitution very seriously.
Recent media reports quoted the Presidency as citing the submission of some lawyers that Section 171 empowers the President to name Heads of extra Ministerial bodies without recourse to the Senate.
The Presidency and the lawyers have used that position to justify the
likely appointment of an Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu without screening by
the Senate.
Full details: https://www.ripplesnigeria.com/senate-presidency-set-another-clash-screening-cbn-board-members-recs/

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