Why Babachair Lawal cannot remain as SGF — Urhoghide
Senator Matthew Urhoghide, who represents Edo South Senatorial Zone in the Senate, in this interview spoke on the Senate report on the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachair Lawal, Acting EFCC chairman, Ibrahim Magu, the multiple Foreign Exchange rates in the country and why the National Assembly is keen on amending the 1999 Constitution among others issues. What aspects of the Constitution is the National Assembly looking at amending?
One of such is the aspect where the head of one of the three arms of government will decide the appointment of another arm of government such as the judiciary. It is one of the shortcomings of the 1999 Constitution.
You will find out that some provisions (of the 1999 Constitution) have contradictory effects when it comes to implementation. That is the fight you witnessed between the executive and the legislature when it was time for the legislature to decide its leadership. Up till today, the legislature is still trying to wean itself and wriggle itself from the stranglehold of the executive. These are just some of the aspects of the 1999 Constitution that we hope to look at.
What will the Senate do if the President refuses to remove the SGF? Is it an impeachable offence? The matter is in the public domain and Nigerians now know that the fight against corruption is selective. Yes, for Mr President to condone it, he breaches his oath of office. What about Magu? Coming to that of Magu, his case is very clear. The President nominated Magu for confirmation but the security report about him did not come. Off course anyone that will come to such office, particularly the chief corruption fighter in the country, must be screened and be above board. The Senate is not saying Magu is corrupt or not.
The Director of the DSS wrote a security report about Magu and four other nominees that were sent to the Senate. The other four nominees were cleared because the report that came from the DSS said that they do not have anything against them. The report is a five-page and 15-paragraph document. We had agreed to screen them during plenary but we had to look at the security report about him. In the security report, Magu was indicted. Questions were raised about his lifestyle. It was said that he pays N140 million a year for his house.
He was tied to a businessman, whose background checks were really not satisfactory. He flies first class within and outside the country and that he was involved in some fraudulent activities when Farida Waziri was the head of the EFCC. It was also stated that he was sent out of the EFCC back to the police at about this time. The report also stated that it was the former head of the EFCC, Lamorde, that brought him back. These are facts contained in that letter.
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One of such is the aspect where the head of one of the three arms of government will decide the appointment of another arm of government such as the judiciary. It is one of the shortcomings of the 1999 Constitution.
You will find out that some provisions (of the 1999 Constitution) have contradictory effects when it comes to implementation. That is the fight you witnessed between the executive and the legislature when it was time for the legislature to decide its leadership. Up till today, the legislature is still trying to wean itself and wriggle itself from the stranglehold of the executive. These are just some of the aspects of the 1999 Constitution that we hope to look at.
What will the Senate do if the President refuses to remove the SGF? Is it an impeachable offence? The matter is in the public domain and Nigerians now know that the fight against corruption is selective. Yes, for Mr President to condone it, he breaches his oath of office. What about Magu? Coming to that of Magu, his case is very clear. The President nominated Magu for confirmation but the security report about him did not come. Off course anyone that will come to such office, particularly the chief corruption fighter in the country, must be screened and be above board. The Senate is not saying Magu is corrupt or not.
The Director of the DSS wrote a security report about Magu and four other nominees that were sent to the Senate. The other four nominees were cleared because the report that came from the DSS said that they do not have anything against them. The report is a five-page and 15-paragraph document. We had agreed to screen them during plenary but we had to look at the security report about him. In the security report, Magu was indicted. Questions were raised about his lifestyle. It was said that he pays N140 million a year for his house.
He was tied to a businessman, whose background checks were really not satisfactory. He flies first class within and outside the country and that he was involved in some fraudulent activities when Farida Waziri was the head of the EFCC. It was also stated that he was sent out of the EFCC back to the police at about this time. The report also stated that it was the former head of the EFCC, Lamorde, that brought him back. These are facts contained in that letter.
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