BREAKING NEWS: Commotion In Aso Rock As Reps Seek To Remove President’s Power To Appoint EFCC Chairman
BREAKING NEWS: Commotion In Aso Rock As Reps
Seek To Remove President’s
Power To Appoint EFCC
Chairman
Members of the House of Representatives, on
Wednesday began the process of amending
the EFCC Act (2004).
One of the major aspects of the proposed
amendment is removing the power of the
President to appoint the chairman of the
commission.
Four consolidated bills seeking to further
empower the EFCC, passed second reading at
a session presided over by the Speaker of the
House, Yakubu Dogara.
The amendment will transfer the power to
appoint the Chairman of the anti-graft agency
to Nigerians..
Rep. Bassey Ewa, who co-sponsored the bills
said: “This amendment will open up the EFCC
so that the President will not be the sole
person to either remove or appoint the
chairman.
“In this new proposal, it will require a petition
from the public to the National Assembly for a
resolution.
“This resolution, when passed, will be
forwarded to the President. Mr. President shall
within one month, either accept the resolution
or reject it.
“The National Assembly reserves the power to
override his veto of the resolution.”
This comes after the Senate rejected Ibrahim
Magu for the second time on Wednesday.
Seek To Remove President’s
Power To Appoint EFCC
Chairman
Members of the House of Representatives, on
Wednesday began the process of amending
the EFCC Act (2004).
One of the major aspects of the proposed
amendment is removing the power of the
President to appoint the chairman of the
commission.
Four consolidated bills seeking to further
empower the EFCC, passed second reading at
a session presided over by the Speaker of the
House, Yakubu Dogara.
The amendment will transfer the power to
appoint the Chairman of the anti-graft agency
to Nigerians..
Rep. Bassey Ewa, who co-sponsored the bills
said: “This amendment will open up the EFCC
so that the President will not be the sole
person to either remove or appoint the
chairman.
“In this new proposal, it will require a petition
from the public to the National Assembly for a
resolution.
“This resolution, when passed, will be
forwarded to the President. Mr. President shall
within one month, either accept the resolution
or reject it.
“The National Assembly reserves the power to
override his veto of the resolution.”
This comes after the Senate rejected Ibrahim
Magu for the second time on Wednesday.