A Federal High Court in Abuja has ruled that the Nigerian Senate is conferred with the authority to ensure the choice of “only suitable and credible persons for appointment to the office”.
The court gave the ruling in determining the suit challenging the Senate’s authority to deny an appointee to the office of Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu, under the EFCC Act.
A copy of the judgement obtained by Channels Television on Thursday revealed that Justice John Tsoho gave the ruling on January 15, 2018.
He also held that any impression that the Senate is a rubber stamp of Presidential appointees is misconceived and running contrary to Section 2(3) of the EFCC Act.
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