Spokesman of the Senate, Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, says the leaked report of the Directorate of State Security (DSS) sent to the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on the integrity of Ibrahim Magu, has vindicated the decision of the legislative body to reject his nomination as chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Abdullahi was reacting to a leaked security report on Magu, which the DSS sent to the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF).
In the memo endorsed by one Folashade Bello on behalf of the director-general DSS, Lawal Daura, the agency maintained that Magu was most likely to continue to exploit his position for personal gains if confirmed as the EFCC boss.
In a statement signed by Abdullahi in Abuja at the weekend, the lawmaker stated that with the leaked report on Magu to the AGF, the Senate had been vindicated, saying the leaked report was more damaging than the security document submitted to the Senate by the nation’s secret police.
“From that report which is now public, it is obvious the DG SSS even tried to give Magu soft landing in the report that was sent to the Senate. The recent report is messier and shows that our decision not to confirm his nomination was right.
“We therefore call on all Nigerians to continue to have full confidence and trust on the Nigerian Senate as it discharges its responsibilities according to the letter and spirit of the Nigerian Constitution,” Abdullahi said.
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