The
Senate has taken a shocking decision by suspending the confirmation of
27 resident electoral commissioners (RECs) of the Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) nominated by the president.
The Nigerian Senate
The Senate has drawn the battle line hitting hard on the President
Muhammadu Buhari-led Executive arm as it suspends the confirmation of
the 27 resident electoral commissioners (RECs) of the Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC) nominated by the president.
The decision was made on the floor of the house after the senator
representing Delta north, Peter Nwaoboshi, on Tuesday moved a motion
that the exercise be suspended based on the refusal of the executive to
accept the senate’s rejection of Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The motion was adopted by the Senators who wondered the relevance
of their role if the Executive arm could keep Ibrahim Magu as the EFCC
acting Chairman even after he was rejected by the House.
The Senate, therefore, shifted screening, which was supposed to begin on Tuesday, by two weeks.