Senate wants Acting President Osinbajo to remove Ibrahim Magu as
acting EFCC chairman It also wants two others things which sources say are
easier for the Presidency to do than remove Magu
The presidency has
reportedly begun moves to achieve the easier two of the three conditions For
the disagreement between the executive and legislative arms of government to
end, the National Assembly has revealed three things the Presidency must do.
According to The Nation, fresh efforts to end the rift between the two sides
which is threatening to cause a shutdown of government has led to a list of
what Acting President Yemi Osinbajo must do for peace to reign.
1
Magu’s removal
FIRST on the list is the removal of Ibrahim Magu, the acting
chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)..
2 Withdrawal of ‘no-going back on Magu’ statement
This must be
accompanied by withdrawal of a statement credited to Osinbajo through Kaduna
state governor Nasir el-Rufai that there is no going back on Magu’s nomination.
3. 3
Presidential compliance
The Senate also wants the Presidency to always accept the
resolutions, decisions and even summons by the legislature. Among these is that
the Presidency should force Power, Works and Housing Minister Babatunde Raji
Fashola to withdraw a statement that the lawmakers say attacks the integrity of
the National Assembly.
It quoted a top source as saying that the conditions were
the main points of talks between Osinbajo and Saraki last week. The source
said: “We are getting closer to a win-win situation between the two arms. In
fact, when the mediator met with Saraki, he said he had “met with Osinbajo and
he nurses no personal grudges at all.
“He also said what
the senators wanted was that the Senate be respected in accordance with its
constitutional mandate by complying with its resolutions, decisions and
summons.”
The source said: “As
for compliance with the resolutions or decisions or summons of the National
Assembly, the Presidency gave a commitment to the Senate leadership to give due
regards to the legislature. “You know the Acting President is a lawyer and he
believes in the principle of separation of powers. “On Magu, the Acting
President insisted that only his boss, President Muhammadu Buhari can determine
the fate of the Acting chairman of EFCC.
“He said the Senate
would have to wait for the return of the President.” “Regarding a statement
credited to el-Rufai, the mediation has revealed that the governor ran his own
errand because nothing warranted the comments in the mandate given to him to
represent the Acting President.
Neither the Presidency nor Osinbajo can be held liable for el-Rufai’s comments.” Meanwhile, Naij.com reported earlier that details have started to emerge on Acting President Osinbajo’s meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in London with focus being on the ministers. The acting president had jetted out to London on Tuesday, July 11 to meet with the president and according to The Nation focus
was on national development especially as it affects the cabinet. According to a presidency source who spoke on the condition of anonymity, the whole cabinet cannot be dissolved “because the nation cannot afford such a luxury now”. However, some ministers may be reshuffled.
the focus was on
national development especially as it affects the cabinet.
According to a presidency source who spoke on the condition of
anonymity, the whole cabinet cannot be dissolved “because the nation
cannot afford such a luxury now”.
However, some ministers may be reshuffled. Read more: https://www.naij.com/1115117-senate-osinbajo-3-conditions-settle-rift-national-assembly.html
the focus was on
national development especially as it affects the cabinet.
According to a presidency source who spoke on the condition of
anonymity, the whole cabinet cannot be dissolved “because the nation
cannot afford such a luxury now”.
However, some ministers may be reshuffled Read more: https://www.naij.com/1115117-senate-osinbajo-3-conditions-settle-rift-national-assembly.html
the focus was on
national development especially as it affects the cabinet.
According to a presidency source who spoke on the condition of
anonymity, the whole cabinet cannot be dissolved “because the nation
cannot afford such a luxury now”.
However, some ministers may be reshuffled Read more: https://www.naij.com/1115117-senate-osinbajo-3-conditions-settle-rift-national-assembly.html
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