Breaking News: Senate rejects Magu as EFCC chairman for the second time

For the second time in a row, the Nigerian senate has refused to confirm Ibrahim Magu as the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) after SSS, reaffirmed its position that the nominee lacks integrity to lead the country’s anti-corruption agency.

Ibrahim Magu

Mr. Magu was rejected on Wednesday, after appearance before the Senate for his confirmation hearing during which Dino Melaye raised the SSS report dated March 14.

“In the light of the foregoing, Magu has failed the integrity test and will eventually constitute a liability to the anti-corruption stand of the current government,” the SSS report, read by Mr. Melaye, stated.

Although Mr. Magu had answered to the satisfaction of lawmakers earlier questions he was asked, senators challenged his suitability given the report against him by the SSS.

Mr. Magu questioned the credibility of the SSS which he said dispatched two reports on him with varying contents same day.

“What do you say about credibility of that agency?” he queried.

Recall that 3 months ago Naija News reported that the Senate refused to confirm the nomination of Ibrahim Magu as the executive chairman of the EFCC,on the security report available to the senate.