A civil rights group- HUMAN RIGHTS
WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA) has warned the Senate President
Dr Bukola Saraki of the grave and imminent danger in going ahead with the plot
to now accept and confirm Ibrahim Magu as Chairman of EFCC after thoroughly
indicting him based on credible security reports.
The Rights group has averred that
the Senate Leadership runs the risk of unwittingly turning the National
Legislature into a mere paper tiger and an appendage of the Executive arm of
government should the hierarchy allow the Volta face and shameless
turn-around to accept again Alhaji Ibrahim Magu for reconfirmation
as substantive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC).
HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF
NIGERIA believes that converting the National Assembly members into stooges of
President Muhammadu Buhari by the inconsistent and contradictory readmission
for the purposes of confirmation of a man who the Senate rubbished his
integrity and credibility could be one more step towards authoritarianism.
HURIWA said Nigerians should hold
the Senators responsible should constitutional democracy collapse in the face
of the emerging dictatorial tendencies of President Muhammadu Buhari including
the blatant disrespect by the Presidency for the powers of the Court
system in Nigeria guaranteed under section 6 of the Constitution of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria of 1999 (as amended).
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