The Senate, on Thursday asked President Muhammadu Buhari to as a matter of urgency sack the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu.
The Senate threatens to boycott all nominations from the Presidency, should Mr Buhari refuses to yield to their request.
The Senate had refused to jettison its earlier position on the EFCC boss, saying that the impasse would persist until its power of confirmation of nominees to the boards of commissions established by enabling laws, but not listed in the 1999 Constitution as amended was clarified.
Senate spokesman, Sabi Abdullahi made this known while clearing the air on the controversies surrounding its suspension of the confirmation of nominees from President Muhmmadu Buhari.
It could be recalled that sometimes last year, the Senate resolved to suspend all confirmation requests from the executive until decisions of the legislature is respected by vice president, Yemi Osinbajo.
In a four-prayer motion unanimously adopted by the lawmakers, the Senate frowned at a statement credited to the Mr Osinbajo that the Senate had no power to confirm the chairman of the EFCC.
The decision of the Senate arose from a motion raised by Senator Sani Yerima, following a letter requesting the confirmation of Lanre Gbajabiamiller as Director General of the National lottery Commission.
With particular reference to the rejection of the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, the Senate insisted that the Executive must respect the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria or go to court to seek a redress.
The upper legislative chamber stressed that it was an illegality for Magu to still be parading himself of the chairman of the Commission after being rejected by the body constitutionally empowered to approve or reject his appointment.
The vice president was credited as saying that the Senate does not have power to reject the appointment of Magu as chairman of EFCC.
