Senate suspends confirmation of nominees, threatens showdown with presidency
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The senate has resolved to suspend the consideration of all the nominees which the executive sends to it for confirmation.
The senate took the decision on Tuesday after Acting President Yemi Osinbajo sent a letter to the senate, asking it to confirm Lanre Gbajabiamila as the director-general of Nigeria Lottery Commission.
Ahmed Yerima, senator representing Zamfara west, had moved a motion to stop the confirmation.
Yerima wondered why Osinbajo would send a nominee to the senate after he reportedly said the upper legislative chamber did not have the power of confirmation.
During an interactive session with journalists in April, Osinbajo had expressed support for the view of Femi Falana, a lawyer, who said President Muhammadu Buhari does not need the confirmation of the senate to retain Ibrahim Magu as head of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The senate had rejected Magu on two different occasions but the presidency refused to replace the anti-graft czar.
On Tuesday, the upper legislative chamber advised the executive to respect the decision of the senate on rejected nominees.
Source: TheCable
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