Senate Tells President Buhari: Meet These 3 Conditions And Magu Will Be Cleared For EFCC Top Job

Senators are at a deadlock regarding the appointment of Acting EFFC boss Ibrahim Magu. Conflicting information is coming out of the Senate as some say they have asked for 3 conditions to be met by President Buhari before Magu can be cleared, while another information say The Senate have agreed and would heed to The President's wish. Whatever it is, President Buhari isn't backing off and wants Magu as the AntiGraft Boss. 

The three strong conditions are:

1.A report from President Muhammadu Buhari containing a fact-sheet on how he arrived at his decision to re-present Magu;

2.Withdrawal of security reports on Magu, which were presented to the Senate about six weeks ago by the Department of State Services (DSS); and

3.Satisfactory performance by Magu before the Senate Committee on Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes, which has been mandated to screen him. Magu must clear himself of all allegations before the committee.

The three conditions, The Nation learnt, were set at a meeting of some senators last night to create fresh hurdles for Magu.

A Senator, who spoke in confidence, said: “I must admit that Magu’s confirmation is still an issue among us. We have some senators for and against.

“At the Executive Session, we had a disagreement on whether or not the Senate President should read the President’s letter of renomination of Magu or not.

“After a bit of argument, the leadership accepted the wish of the majority to read it. We are now faced with the confirmation process.”

Another source confirmed that three conditions had been set for Magu’s confirmation by some senators, particularly by those opposed to his candidacy.