Senate President Bukola Saraki on Tuesday read a letter from
President Muhammadu Buhari asking the upper legislative chamber to reconsider
its decision to reject the appointment of Ibrahim Magu as chairman of the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Saraki read the letter after the senate resumed from a
closed-session that lasted about 80 minutes.
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo had sent the letter to the
senate on Sunday evening.
On December 15, 2016, the senate rejected the appointment
of Magu as EFCC chairman, citing a security report from the department of state
services (DSS).
In the report, Magu was accused of living in a house paid
for by a “corrupt” businessman. He was also accused of extorting money —
through a proxy — from suspects.
Following this, the president directed Abubakar Malami,
attorney-general of the federation, to investigate the allegations. Malami
submitted his report at the end of the assignment.
However, the details of the investigation were not revealed
in the president’s letter to the senate.
Also, the president did not say why the rejection of Magu’s
appointment should be reconsidered in view of the allegations.
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