The Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) has again advised President Muhammadu Buhari not to remove Mr Ibrahim Magu from his position as acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The committee’s advice to the president follows the refusal of the Nigerian Senate to confirm Magu for the position in substantive capacity on Wednesday, a second time.
As in its advice to the president when Magu was first rejected by the senate, the anti-corruption committee insisted that Magu could continue in acting capacity indefinitely.
On Thursday, the committee resolved to forward its position on the issue to President Muhammadu Buhari in writing.
Chairman of the committee, Prof Itse Sagay (SAN) said the resolution was unanimous and that members were of the firm conviction that removing Magu would negatively affect the war against corruption.
He said, “I had a telephone conference with all members of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption and we unanimously agreed that Magu is the best candidate in this country for that position and that he should continue acting indefinitely until he is confirmed and there should be no change whatsoever; otherwise, there will be a major setback in the fight against corruption.
“We observed that those who do not want him are those who are opposed to the fight against corruption. So, we are 100 per cent behind him.”
