The presidency on Tuesday gave the clearest indication yet that it would not succumb to the Senate and remove Ibrahim Magu as chairman of the anti-graft EFCC.

The Senate recently refused to screen presidential nominees for the position of the resident electoral commissioners, saying it would not do so until Mr. Magu is removed as Acting EFCC Chairman. The Senate had twice rejected the president’s request to confirm Mr. Magu.

But speaking at an interview with PREMIUM TIMES and other journalists and activists on Tuesday night, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said Mr. Magu enjoys the confidence of he and the president.
“I’m fully in support of Magu as the EFCC Chairman just as the president is…” Mr Osinbajo said.
Speaking on the Senate rejection, the vice president said “it is up to the Senate to make their judgement. If our candidate is rejected, …, we can represent our candidate.”

The Senate, while rejecting Mr. Magu the second time had said it would no longer consider him if his name is sent again by the president.
But Mr. Osinbajo gave the clearest indication yet that Mr. Magu may remain in acting capacity as EFCC Chairman for the duration of the Buhari administration.
“I fully agree with Mr. (Femi) Falana that there was no need in the first place to have presented Mr. Magu for confirmation,” he said making reference to the Section 171 of the constitution.

The Vice President said although the EFCC Act requires that an EFCC chairman be confirmed by the Senate, part of Section 171 of the constitution, which is superior to the act, does not mandate such Senate confirmation.

The vice president also described the State Security Service’ action of writing a report against a presidential nominee (Mr. Magu) to the Senate as “a robust expression of our institutions of government.”
He said it shows that the administration does not interfere in the works of its security agencies, making reference to the U.S. where the FBI wrote a report against the U.S. President Donald Trump.

“He (President Buhari) has not interfered with what the DSS want to say,” Mr. Osinbajo said.
Mr. Osinbajo said President Buhari merely studied the SSS (also called DSS) report and reviewed Mr. Magu’s response which he found satisfactory.

“The president looked at what Magu said and what the DSS wrote and he said, ‘I am satisfied with what Magu said.”

A PREMIUM TIMES review of the SSS allegations had shown that most of them were inaccurate .
The controversy over Mr. Magu, who is opposed by majority of senators, some of whom have corruption cases, is one of the issues affecting the relationship between the Executive and the Legislature.

The Federal Executive Council recently set up a committee headed by Mr. Osinbajo to discuss with the National Assembly leadership and try to end the rift. The leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, also got involved in the negotiation.

At a meeting between the APC leadership and the party’s National Assembly caucus, some senators had requested the corruption trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki be dropped for there to be a smooth working relationship with the executive. Mr. Saraki is being tried at the Code of Conduct Tribunal for false asset declaration with many of the evidence used against him believed to have been sourced by the EFCC.

The Senate President has, however, denied any wrongdoing and said he believed the trial would collapse.


http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/228617-magu-to-remain-acting-efcc-chairman-as-presidency-declares-full-support-for-anti-corruption-chief.html

D only sensible thing that has come from this govt for sometime.
As has become the norm with any positive news from this govt,its the VP,Osinbajo that has come out to clearly voice the govts support for Magu.
PMB shud just resign and handover the presidency to Osinbajo,who is proving daily that he is not just intelligent,but most importantly can make critical,timely and right decisions when it's needed.

ok o!

doctokwus:
D only sensible thing that has come from this govt for sometime.
As has become the norm with any positive news from this govt,its the VP,Osinbajo that has come out to clearly voice the govts support for Magu.
PMB shud just resign and handover the presidency to Osinbajo,who is proving daily that he is not just intelligent,but most importantly can make critical,timely and right decisions when it's needed.

The V.P only articulated the president's position.Why are you foaming in the mouth
Remember they are a team.

let the showdown btw the presidency and senate continues joor





he who laughs last,,, laughs the......

okay.Lets see how Mr President intends to get his new appointees confirmed.

Arise..... Court!!!!!!!! Looool

Very good.Saraki and his people are THIEVES

I will wait till 2019.

We shall see who bends at last

Well, as long as they keep fighting themselves with regards to money laundering and corruption then its a no big deal for me. Magu or no Magu let EFCC do their work. Just hope all this recovered looted funds are put to better use.
#I stand against corruption#

dat9jaguy:





The V.P only articulated the president's position.Why are you forming in the mouth
Remember they are a team.

Is that so?
Never once has PMB come out openly to support Magu against the corrupt forces both in d senate and Aso rock,bent on ensuring Magu leaves that seat.
Less u forget,on d 2 occasions Magu's name been sent to d senate,Buhari was away on medical holiday!If these do not tell u sth,then I guess whatever else u typing is pure gibberish...

doctokwus:

Is that so?
Never once has PMB come out openly to support Magu against the corrupt forces both in d senate and Aso rock,bent on ensuring Magu leaves that seat.
Less u forget,on d 2 occasions Magu's name been sent to d senate,Buhari was away on medical holiday!If these do not tell u sth,then I guess whatever else u typing is pure gibberish...

You are now part of Aso rock to know who PMB is supporting.
They have come out to declare they support Magu,what again is your issue .
You are just a looking for a conspiracy theory where there is non.

Na wa o PMB must be around when Magu is been screened ,that's a new one.

Saraki, Akpabio and other senators can go and die.

dat9jaguy:





The V.P only articulated the president's position.Why are you forming in the mouth
Remember they are a team.

Doctokwus is a Tinubu loyalist! He has never forgiven Buhary for ridiculing his hero

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doctokwus:

Is that so?
Never once has PMB come out openly to support Magu against the corrupt forces both in d senate and Aso rock,bent on ensuring Magu leaves that seat.
Less u forget,on d 2 occasions Magu's name been sent to d senate,Buhari was away on medical holiday!If these do not tell u sth,then I guess whatever else u typing is pure gibberish...

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It still doesn't change the fact that......

dat9jaguy:





The V.P only articulated the president's position.Why are you forming in the mouth
Remember they are a team.

dat9jaguy:


The V.P only articulated the president's position.Why are you forming in the mouth
Remember they are a team.

I guess the bolded is the problem.

You should have used simple language like, "The V.P only said what the president said since they are a team."

Nepotism at work

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I guess the bolded is the problem.

You should have used simple language like, "The V.P only said what the president said since they are a team."[/quot


And how is the bolded the problem,not everyone can be an orator like Osinbajo but that does not make you less competent .

Great. Let the terrorism continue and let the crooks initiate their impeachment process against the President just as they threatened to.

Magu you have my support as well. Increase the throttle if possible. Those legislooters can keep wailing over you terrorising them for all we care. We would have been disappointed if you were cosy with them.

dat9jaguy:


And how is the bolded the problem,not everyone can be an orator like Osinbajo but that does not make you less competent .

Sorry about that, you missed the sarcasm.

menxer:


Sorry about that, you missed the sarcasm.

My bad,cheers.Have a nice day.

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omenkaLives:
Great. Let the terrorism continue and let the crooks initiate their impeachment process against the President just as they threatened to.

Magu you have my support as well. Increase the throttle if possible. Those legislooters can keep wailing over you terrorising them for all we care. We would have been disappointed if you were cosy with them.

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Magu is a criminal