The presidency has
opened discussions with the Senate leadership over the refusal of the upper
chamber to confirm the head of the country’s anti-graft agency.
The
Senate twice refused to confirm Ibrahim Magu as the chairman of the Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
But the government has
kept Magu in office in acting capacity for over one year now.
This
has, however, drawn the ire of the Senate which has stood down nearly all
nomination requests from the Presidency until Magu is removed.
Sources
told Daily Trust yesterday that the Presidency has reached out to the Senate in
order to find a middle ground upon which the dispute could be resolved.
A
meeting to that effect was held on Monday with both parties, our sources said. Presidency
and Senate sources said, at the moment, confirmation of close to 50 nominees of
the president is pending.
Contacted, Senior
Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly (Senate), Senator
Ita Enang confirmed that the presidency has resumed talk with the Senate.
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