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Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has said the Senate should shelve all plans to remove the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu.

He, however, said the Senate can have its way when Senate President Bukola Saraki becomes the acting President.



Falana said this in a statement on Thursday.

The senior advocate maintained that the acting Chairman of the EFCC did not need the confirmation of the Senate.

The statement read in part, “In view of the foregoing, the implementation of the resolution of the Senate on the removal of Mr. Ibrahim Magu as the acting Chairman of the EFCC should be ignored by the Presidency on account of its apparent illegality.

“However, the distinguished senators who are desperate to institutionalise official corruption and impunity in the countryv by removing Mr. Magu from office may have to wait for the planned installation of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki as the Acting President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria!”

http://punchng.com/magu-can-be-removed-when-saraki-becomes-acting-president-falana/

Mesu can never be acting

With the way saraki is going I doubt if a moving train can stop him

Are they saying only magu can do the work, what of the like of ibori or amaechi that hasn't collected bribe in his life ?

Sai saraki

Sai Dino melaye

Sai Fayose

Sai wike

Sai Nnamdi KANU

Femi Falana does not understand the constitution

krendo:
Femi Falana does not understand the constitution

Says you who cannot read and comprehend

The EFCC boss is doing a great work they want to remove him. Doing good to this country intells you losing your job.


Can't imagine a senate president who was charge to court for false declaration of assets, becoming the acting president.


We don suffer, God are you really alive?

They will not succeed in this one,never.
If Saraki is eventually made president of Nigeria then this country will be balkanized with each region going their separate ways.
The constitution is explicit on the issue of succession and no matter how the Northern cabal tries,their efforts will fail.

Magu is their nightmare and there is nothing any of them can do about it.

krendo:
Femi Falana does not understand the constitution

Whatever the case, Magu is going no where whether Saraki and his gang of corrupt senators likes it or not.

Saraki...acting president when Osinbajo is alive, hale and hearty?

He should just maintain his lane not overplay himself as senate president and work on his 2019 permutations whilst others do same.

Bukola Saraki wants to become Acting President --- after presiding over Legislooters, he wants to install Lootocracy on Nigeria too.

CROWNWEALTH019:
With the way saraki is going I doubt if a moving train can stop him



Sai saraki

Sai Dino melaye

Sai Fayose

Sai wike

Sai Nnamdi KANU

Petty politics is what you always play

Politics of bitterness

Your hero Gej failed

We have moved past that one

seunmsg:
Whatever the case, Magu is going no where whether Saraki and his gang of corrupt senators likes it or not.

What you don't understand is that the fight against corruption is compromised so long as Magu is in office. Magu is an illegal chairman!

Any defendants will successfully argue in court that EFCC under Magu lacks legitimacy to prosecute

Some things in life are not about emotions!

sarrki:
Petty politics is what you always play

Politics of bitterness

Your hero Gej failed

We have moved past that one

Jonathan left a robust economy for that cow but he killed it all

krendo:
What you don't understand is that the fight against corruption is compromised so long as Magu is in office. Magu is an illegal chairman!

Any defendants will successfully argue in court that EFCC under Magu lacks legitimacy to prosecute

Some things in life are not about emotions!

Magu does not need the confirmation of the senate to remain in office as the acting chairman of EFCC. In as much as he's not parading himself as the substantive chairman, he's still very much occupying the office legitimately until the president says otherwise.

Again, the EFCC is an institution and not an individual, the agency can prosecute based on the provisions of the EFCC act and not whether the chairman is acting or substantive.

seunmsg:
Whatever the case, Magu is going no where whether Saraki and his gang of corrupt senators likes it or not.

Is magu the only Nigerian with capacity to run EFCC?

Magu is just an overrated policeman and his likes shouldn't be in charge of such institutions but if Buboo can be president then it's not surprising.

Nigeria need strong institutions not 'strong men' with gra gra attitudes who keeps losing court cases back to back.

CROWNWEALTH019:
Jonathan left a robust economy for that cow but he killed it all

Let's play a little dirty

Jonathan will never know joy

He's a baboon in mans clothing

seunmsg:
Magu does not need the confirmation of the senate to remain in office as the acting chairman of EFCC. In as much as he's not parading himself as the substantive chairman, he's still very much occupying the office legitimately until the president says otherwise.

Again, the EFCC is an institution and not an individual, the agency can prosecute based on the provisions of the EFCC act and not whether the chairman is acting or substantive.

Keep making the rules up as you go along

The NASS is the body with oversight over the EFCC

Confirmation of the chairman by the NASS is not a formality, that process is there for a reason

You can not go to senate for confirmation and when you don't get that confirmation for genuine reasons you now then turn around to say the process is not required in the first place!

You people need to learn to follow the rules!

All actions taken by the Magu EFCC will be successfully overturned by the courts for lack of legitimacy

Mark my word

krendo:
Keep making the rules up as you go along

The NASS is the body with oversight over the EFCC

Confirmation of the chairman by the NASS is not a formality, that process is there for a reason

You can not go to senate for confirmation and when you don't get that confirmation for genuine reasons you now then turn around to say the process is not required in the first place!

You people need to learn to follow the rules!

All actions taken by the Magu EFCC will be successfully overturned by the courts for lack of legitimacy

Mark my word

So we should allow criminals to have their ways.

Which court are you referring to ?

The same criminal courts ?

this falana guy should shut up. the Senate have the right to confirmed muga or not as the chairman of EFCC.

here is the zoo constitution

147.

(2) Any appointment to the office of Minister of the Government of the Federation shall, if the nomination of any person to such office is confirmed by the Senate, be made by the President.

(3) Any appointment under subsection (2) of this section by the President shall be in conformity with the provisions of section 14(3) of this Constitution:-

(6) An appointment to any of the offices aforesaid shall be deemed to have been made where no return has been received from the Senate within twenty-one working days of the receipt of nomination by the Senate.

sarrki:
So we should allow criminals to have their ways.

Which court are you referring to ?

The same criminal courts ?

That same judiciary convicted saraki in the early stage and you were celebrating

sarrki:
So we should allow criminals to have their ways.

Which court are you referring to ?

The same criminal courts ?

Just as you think the courts and senate are law breakers so do I think the Presidency are criminals

So what do we have if we don't follow the constitution? The Wild Wild West !

You see this is why you guys must learn to follow the rules. Otherwise this country will soon collapse at the rate you guys are going.

If Magu has any decency or knows anything about integrity or corruption he will quit!

Magu right now is undermining the anti corruption drive!

fineboynl:
this falana guy should shut up. the Senate have the right to confirmed muga or not as the chairman of EFCC.

here is the zoo constitution

147.

(2) Any appointment to the office of Minister of the Government of the Federation shall, if the nomination of any person to such office is confirmed by the Senate, be made by the President.

(3) Any appointment under subsection (2) of this section by the President shall be in conformity with the provisions of section 14(3) of this Constitution:-

(6) An appointment to any of the offices aforesaid shall be deemed to have been made where no return has been received from the Senate within twenty-one working days of the receipt of nomination by the Senate.

Only Nigerians are allowed to quote our constitution

krendo:
Just as you think the courts and senate are law breakers so do I think the Presidency are criminals

So what do we have if we don't follow the constitution? The Wild Wild West !

You see this is why you guys must learn to follow the rules. Otherwise this country will soon collapse at the rate you guys are going.

If Magu has any decency or knows anything about integrity or corruption he will quit!

Magu right now is undermining the anti corruption drive!

75% of the senators are under probe

What did you expect from them ?

They only use constitution to cover up

Falana and osinbanjo Is encouraging lawlessness in Nigeria.

Very soon nobody will obey authorities anymore

We might not like saraki but it's wrong for the presidency to undermine the legislature.

Buhari government Is a weak government I see no reason why buhari can not influence majority of his party members in the Senate.

sarrki:
75% of the senators are under probe

What did you expect from them ?

They only use constitution to cover up

Being under probe means nothing

They are innocent until proven guilty in the court of law

May be in a Fascist state what you are trying to say will make sense

But Nigeria should be striving towards being a lawful society with a clear constitution respected by all regardless of emotions!

The EFCC needs a chairman who understands he law and also understands that justice is a slow process for a reason! It is important to get it right first time!

Magu is operating like we are in Gestapo state

We have seen this drama before from Idiagnon/Buhari, to Dangiwa Umar, to Ribadu, to Ibrahim Larmode and yet we are still the most corrupt country in the world due to lack of clear rules, respect of constitution and civility

You can not build a country and its institutions based on emotions!

fineboynl:
this falana guy should shut up. the Senate have the right to confirmed muga or not as the chairman of EFCC.

here is the zoo constitution

147.

(2) Any appointment to the office of Minister of the Government of the Federation shall, if the nomination of any person to such office is confirmed by the Senate, be made by the President.

(3) Any appointment under subsection (2) of this section by the President shall be in conformity with the provisions of section 14(3) of this Constitution:-

(6) An appointment to any of the offices aforesaid shall be deemed to have been made where no return has been received from the Senate within twenty-one working days of the receipt of nomination by the Senate.

This section talks about appointment of ministers and the EFCC chairman does not fall into such category. Go and read section 171 that gives the president the powers to appoint heads of government agencies without recourse to the senate.

pauljumbo:
Falana and osinbanjo Is encouraging lawlessness in Nigeria.

Very soon nobody will obey authorities anymore

We might not like saraki but it's wrong for the presidency to undermine the legislature.

Buhari government Is a weak government I see no reason why buhari can not influence majority of his party members in the Senate.

Since its Nigeria

We Nigerians are OK with it

Only for Nigerians alone

We don't want foreigners to interfere with our politics

CROWNWEALTH019:
With the way saraki is going I doubt if a moving train can stop him



Sai saraki

Sai Dino melaye

Sai Fayose

Sai wike

Sai Nnamdi KANU

Sai cownu

CROWNWEALTH019:
Jonathan left a robust economy for that cow but he killed it all

No.the donkey left nothing sir..check the books

fineboynl:
this falana guy should shut up. the Senate have the right to confirmed muga or not as the chairman of EFCC.

here is the zoo constitution

147.

(2) Any appointment to the office of Minister of the Government of the Federation shall, if the nomination of any person to such office is confirmed by the Senate, be made by the President.

(3) Any appointment under subsection (2) of this section by the President shall be in conformity with the provisions of section 14(3) of this Constitution:-

(6) An appointment to any of the offices aforesaid shall be deemed to have been made where no return has been received from the Senate within twenty-one working days of the receipt of nomination by the Senate.

Biafruad constitution nko?

vecman222:
No.the donkey left nothing sir..check the books

a
The donkey in your living room watching television now abi?

CROWNWEALTH019:
a
The donkey in your living room watching television now abi?

No sir.the foolish,idiotic,stupid, impotent,slowpoke of a man called GEJ and his pig of a wife