Buhari wants Senate to confirm Magu as EFCC Chairman

President Muhammadu Buhari, has called on the Senate to screen and confirm Ibrahim Magu as the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

Buhari conveyed this in a letter to the Senate President, Bukola Saraki. The letter was read on the floor of the upper legislative chambers on Thursday.

The letter was signed by Vice-president, Yemi Osinbajo, when Buhari was on a 10-day vacation in the United Kingdom.

Magu, before his appointment as the Chairman of the commission on November 9, 2015 was the Head of Economic Governance Unit.