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Nigerian Senate rejects nomination of anti-graft chief

Xinhua, December 15, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Nigerian Senate on Thursday rejected the nomination of senior police officer Ibrahim Magu as the country's anti-graft chief, citing a security report.

The Senate is yet to give much details of its decision to turn down Magu, who had been acting as the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) since the removal of Ibrahim Lamorde, his predecessor, on Nov. 9, 2015.

President Muhammadu Buhari had chosen Magu to lead the country's anti-graft campaign based on competence but a Senate confirmation was necessary to make him a substantive chairman of the EFCC.

Buhari had in July written to the Senate to seek screening and confirmation of the anti-graft chief.

A Senate spokesman Abdullahi Sabi who informed reporters of the legislators' decision simply said "it was due to a security report."

The Nigerian Senate commenced a confirmation hearing on Magu's nomination last Thursday, but deferred further hearing till this week.

Magu had earlier served as the head of Economic Governance Unit of the anti-graft agency before his appointment as the EFCC chairman. Endit