Senate did not reject the nomination of Ibrahim Magu as EFCC boss – Senator David Umaru
As the controversy over the
purported rejection of Alhaji Ibrahim Magu’s nomination by President Muhammadu
Buhari as the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
rages on, the Senator representing Niger East Senatorial District, Senator
David has said that the senate did not reject Magu’s nomination.
While some senators want
Nigerians to believe that the confirmation of Magu had been rejected by the
upper chamber of the National assembly, the Senator pointed out that the issue
had never been discussed at the senate plenary and therefore it was not
possible for anybody conclude that he been rejected by the senate.
“If somebody says it was rejected it was probably mistake, but
as for me, I have not voted ,the senate operates by rules the rule is that this
thing must be presented to us either by the committee or through direct
interaction with the members in plenary non of this has happened.”
“The issue of Magu was discussed only in the executive session
of the senate, it was not an issue discussed at plenary so anything done in the
executive session is not the same thing as that done in plenary, so as far as I
am concerned the issue of Magu, the consideration of his nomination was never
considered by the senate.”
Umoru who is the Chairman,
senate committee on Judiciary, legal matters and human right, stated this in
Minna on Monday during an interactive session with newsmen, insisting that “the
issue of Magu was never voted on in plenary, so as far as I am concerned Magu’s
nomination was never rejected.”
Senator Umaru disclosed that the matter was only referred to the
presidency “so that they can clarify the issue raised by the DSS and send it
back to the senate for consideration.”
On the Secretary to the Federal Government issue the federal
lawmaker said due process was followed to arrive at the decision taken.
“The SGF case,it was a work done by the committee and was
presented , it was the decision of the majority based on the resolution passed.”
Senator David Umaru described as untrue the claim that the
Senate was working against the President.
