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Senate Vs SGF: The President's Letter Has Raised More Questions Than Answers - Ismael Ahmed Pt.2
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January 27, 2017
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12:01Now PlayingA member of the All Progressives Congress' Board of Trustees, Ismael Ahmed, said President Muhammadu Buhari's latest letters to the Senate have whipped up more questions than answers.
The letters were for the confirmation of Mr Ibrahim Magu, as the substantive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and another written in response to a request that the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Lawal Babachir.
Mr Ahmed was particular about the letter focusing on the SGF, which critics said was a defense for the SGF by the President, but on the renomination of Mr Magu, he said: "The president is within his right to renominate the rejected acting chairman of the EFCC, Mr Magu.
"Some of the concerns that were raised as impediments for not going ahead with the confirmation by the Senate initially, have been taken care of and it is left for the Senate to begin the legislative process, get to the confirmation hearing and determine whether the EFCC acting chairman is fit to be confirmed or not".
On the issue of the SGF, he pointed out that "the issue of corruption is a very sensitive issue to Nigerians and incredibly so for this government because it is an anchor upon which we were elected into office.
"The President, I think in his own wisdom, thought it was necessary to write back a response on the reasons he could not carry out some of the things that they (the Senators) decided that he should. He felt that that was necessary, but as a politician, I will tell you that I do not think that the Senate were expecting a response from the President.
"I thought the letter would have raised more questions than answers, from the side that the president was trying hard to protect some of his appointees.
"I wouldn't have written the letter," he emphasised.
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