Senate receives letter for confirmation of Magu as EFCC boss

 
The Nigerian Senate acknowledged the receipt of letter for the confirmation of top executive officials of the EFCC – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo had last week submitted the names of acting EFCC boss, Ibrahim Magu and four others for confirmation by the lawmakers The president of the Senate at plenary on Thursday, July 14, read a letter from Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, requesting the confirmation of Ibrahim Magu as substantive chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The names of four other persons were equally sent by Osinbajo as acting president for confirmation as members of the commission. EFCC boss, Ibrahim Magu Buhari asks Senate to confirm Magu as EFCC boss They are: Nasule Moses, Lawan Mamman, Galadanci Imam, and Adeleke Rafiu.


 The president of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, who read the letter to the Senate, said that the vice president requested the Senate to confirm the list at the shortest time possible. According to the letter, “The Economic and Financial, Crimes Commission Act of 2004 established the commission. It makes it responsible among other things for the coordination and enforcement of all economic and financial crime laws and enforcement functions conferred on of all persons or authority. “Section 2(1) of the act also provides that the commission shall consist of the chairman, which shall be the chief executive and accounting officer of the commission. Be a serving or retired member of any government security or law enforcement agency not below the rank of assistant commissioner of police or its equivalent and possess not less than 15 years cognate experience.

 “Apart from the ex-officio members of the commission provided for in section 2, the Act also provides for four eminent Nigerians with cognate experience in any of the following, finance, banking, law or accounting. “Section 2(3) further provides that chairman and members of the commission other than ex-officio members shall be appointed by the president and the appointment shall be subject to confirmation of the Senate. “Section 3 of the Act provides that the chairman and members of the commission other than the ex-officio members shall hold office for a period of four years and may be re-appointed for anther period of four years and no more.”
The new chairman of the EFCC, Ibrahim Magu on Wednesday, November 11, 2015, assumed office in an acting capacity. During the handing over ceremony at the commission’s office in Abuja, Magu called on all staff of EFCC to get positioned for a greater fight against corruption in Nigeria.