Press Release
The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership (CACOL) has welcomed the news filtering in that President Muhammadu Buhari has resubmitted the name of the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Magu, to the Senate for confirmation, saying it is the only logical thing to do under the present circumstance.
A highly-placed source at the Presidency was reported to have told Saharareporters today that Mr. Magu’s name had been forwarded to the office of the Nigerian Senate President Bukola Saraki.
Mr. Debo Adeniran, Executive Chairman of CACOL while welcoming the news said, “Let us drop all pretences; the main reason Magu was rejected in the first place by the Senate is the reality that he truly qualifies for that job and will really be thorough in his operations regardless of whose ox is gored. And this is what the incurably corrupt elements in the hallowed chambers and their co-travelers in other public offices do not feel comfortable with and do not want to happen!”
“Let us recall that every person, beginning with Nuhu Ribadu, that has occupied that office, i.e. Executive Chairman of EFCC, had been brought down by spurious allegations by extremely corrupt elements to achieve the frustration of the anti-corruption drive in Nigeria. The corrupt elements in our midst, particularly those in public office have always been fighting back each time the anti-corruption drive increases in momentum by decapitating the struggle.
“We need to learn from that history and move away from repeated starts. At this rate, there is probably no Nigerian President Buhari will present that will be approved by the corrupt elements in the Senate, simply because, they prefer that there is no anti-corruption drive at all! They want to sustain the old order of rollicking in ill-gotten gains while the vast majority languish in penury.
“The Senate refused to screen Magu, because of his impressive role as Acting Chairman of EFCC. His boldness in confronting economic and financial crimes is the reason the Senate is delaying the confirmation. The reality is that many members have one corruption case or the other to contend with, including the Senate President himself. They know that he will not give in to their antics of bribery and corruption.
“Therefore, we welcome the resubmission of his name to the Senate for screening toward his confirmation as substantive Chairman of EFCC. We reiterate that Magu is the man for the job! We call on all right-thinking Nigerians to demand his immediate confirmation, as there are obviously no valid reasons not to do so. In fact, it is the logical thing to do. We must collectively reject what has somehow become a practice by the Senate; the practice of ‘holding the whole country to ransom’.”
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