The DSS report, which was submitted to the Senate, questioned Magu's integrity and declared him unfit for the job.
Senate President Bukola Saraki has said that the rejection of Ibrahim Magu as the substantive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission was not based a report by the Department of State Service (DSS).
The DSS report, which was submitted to the
Senate before Magu first appeared before the red chamber for screening,
questioned his (Magu) integrity and declared him unfit for the job.
It was based on this report the Senate said it initially rejected Magu's nomination.
But
Saraki said the acting EFCC boss was not confirmed - for the second
time - just because he did not pass the screening, adding that the
rejection is being politicised.
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The Senate President stated this in an interview with TVC News in Morocco where he attended an African summit on climate change and food security.
Saraki said: "You
are jumping into conclusion that he (Magu) was rejected because of the
accusation. I don’t think there was anywhere we said he was rejected
based on accusations.
"We have nominees
that come all the time with different issues. Two weeks ago, we screened
the Chief Justice of Nigeria and he scaled through.
"Now
the EFCC chairman came and he did not pass the screening. Someone else
will come and may pass. This is our constitutional role and I don’t
think we should personalise or politicise this."
Last week, a former Senate Majority Leader, Ali Ndume, had condemned his colleagues for rejecting Magu based on unproven allegations.
Ndume
said the lawmakers are hypocrites for allowing Saraki to continue in
office because he was in court to defend corruption allegations.
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