Tuesday, March 28 threatened to reject all
list of appointees that President
Muhammadu Buhari sends to the house for
confirmation.
The lawmakers, in protest, stood down
the executive request of the President
for the confirmation of a list of 27
regional executives of Independent
National Electoral Commission.
Senators are angry that President Buhari iskeeping on Magu after being rejected by
lawmakers
The Senators are angry that President
Buhari is keeping on the acting
chairman of the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission Ibrahim
Magu even after being rejected by the
upper house of legislature.
READ ALSO: Ali Ndume lied! I finished
NYSC in 2001 - Dino Melaye (photo)Ali
Ndume lied! I finished NYSC in 2001 -
Dino Melaye (photo)
They also took offense at comments
credited to the president's close aide
Professor of law Itse Sagay who said
confirmation by the Senate was just a
'mere' duty.
The Senators argued that if the
constitution did not deem the
confirmation necessary, it would not
have stated it out clearly.
In the light of these, the Senators argued
that the President should do as he
wished with the nominees since he had
chosen to flout the laws on Magu.
Senate President Bukola Saraki,
knowing what could happen, pleaded
with the senators and urged them to just
stand down the confirmation of the
appointments for a week until things
are sorted out.
The senators accepted not to throw out
the list after deputy senate president Ike
Ekweremadu also agreed with Saraki.
They however resolved to stand down
the confirmation for two weeks instead
of one proposed by Saraki.
Some of the senators that argued for the
motion to suspend the confirmation of
the regional electoral officers included
Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, Sam Anyanwu
and Francis Alimikhena.
Senator Mohammed Adamu Aliero who
opposed the motion, failed to convince
his colleagues on the importance of
going ahead with the confirmation of
the INEC nominees.
0 Response to "BREAKING: Senate suspends screening of Buhari's appointees over Magu "
Post a Comment