Alleged report, revealed that the Nigerian Senate has perfected plans to suspend further confirmation process of all nominees by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The report also revealed, that an “embargo” has been placed on approval of appointments by the President, until the Legislature and the Executive resolve the lingering crisis between them.
It was gathered on Sunday, that the Senate would make the move, based on the recent comment by Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, who said he agreed with Human Rights Lawyer, Femi Falana, that Section 171 of the Constitution, empowers the President to make some appointments without National Assembly’s approval.
Recall, that the Presidency and the Senate had clashed over the retention of Ibrahim Magu, as Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, despite the rejection of his appointment by the Legislature.
Furthermore, the Senate had on March 28, 2017, suspended the consideration of the 27 nominees by the President, as Resident Electoral Commissioners, RECs, of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for two weeks.
Osinbajo, had ruled out the possibility of Buhari replacing Magu with another nominee, adding that, the President did not find the DSS’ report, which was the basis for Magu’s rejection, as a strong reason to replace the EFCC boss.
Speaking, a National Assembly source stated: “There is going to be a constitutional crisis in Nigeria, because the Senate is now at a crossroads on what to do with the nominations made by the President, for which he is seeking the confirmation by the Senate.
“Going by what Osinbajo said on Magu, it means that the nation’s Presidents from 1999, who sent nominations to the Senate for confirmation, had all breached the Constitution. Even Buhari, who has been sending nominations to the Senate, was not properly advised.”
Recall, that Senate President, Bukola Saraki, had at the plenary on Wednesday, read three letters from Buhari, seeking the confirmation of some of his appointments, including three non-career Ambassadorial nominees,
The President in another letter, sought confirmation of the appointment of five members for the Board of the Central Bank of Nigeria.
Also, the Lawmakers are yet to screen and confirm the two Ministerial nominees sent to the Senate, by Buhari.
The source said: “They may not be considered, including those of the CBN, NERC, and others, just sent to the Senate, because of the claims made by the Vice President. He spoke as if he was speaking the mind of the President.”
The source added: “They (Presidency) should proceed to court to seek endorsement for their position. It is their business to go to the court, not the Senate’s. The Vice President has already stalled the nomination and confirmation processes by his unguarded statements.
“He somehow agreed with Falana, that there is no need for Legislative confirmation for the appointments. With the Section 171 claim by the Vice President, the Senate is now at a crossroads on whether to go on with the confirmation (of appointments), or adopt the new claim by the Presidency.
“The National Assembly follows established laws, which have been used for all dealings with the other arms of government. If they now have a contrary view, they should go to court.”
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