Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has said that Ibrahim Magu, will remain the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), as long as he remains the acting president and Muhammadu Buhari remains the president.
He said this in Kaduna on Thursday while commissioning a zonal office of the EFCC.
Represented by Nasir El-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, the acting president Yemi Osinbajo described Magu as a “nightmare for corrupt people”
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“We have confidence in Magu to fight corruption to a standstill. He will remain the EFCC chairman as long as I remain the acting president and as well as Muhammadu Buhari remains the president,” he said.
“It is our belief that Magu will continue to remain a nightmare for corrupt people for years to come.”
Meanwhile, the presidency has described as false and misleading media reports that the Attorney General and Justice Minister, Abubakar Malami repudiated Acting President Yemi Osinbajo’s position over the retention of Ibrahim Magu, as acting chairman of the EFCC.
Online reports said Malami told State House reporters after the Federal Executive Council meeting that the decision to retain Magu was solely Osinbajo’s decision and not that of the Federal Executive Council.
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“The fundamental consideration about the alleged statement is the fact that at no point ever did the Federal Executive Council sit down to arrive at the decision in one-way or the other as far as the issue of nomination or otherwise is concerned.
“So, I do not think it constitutes an issue for the Federal Executive Council to make any clarification because it has never been considered by the FEC,” the presidency said.
The Presidency also clarified that the Attorney-General’s point is that decisions on Presidential nominations are matters for the Presidency and not the Federal Executive Council.
Magu’s nomination for the confirmation as the EFCC boss had twice been rejected by the Senate, but the Presidency had re-appointed Magu to head the agency, in an acting capacity.
