Respondents in The Nation online poll have asked the Senate to confirm Mr. Ibrahim Magu as substantive chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) following President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for his confirmation as anti-corruption arrowhead.
The Senate had twice rejected Magu’s nomination, citing the Department of State Service (DSS) report which indicted the anti-graft czar for “integrity flaws.”
The upper legislative chamber claimed Magu lacks integrity to lead the EFCC.
However, Nigerians have urged President Buhari to stick with Magu in order not to jeopardize the administration’s anti-corruption crusade.
In all, 3, 262 readers responded to the poll question – “Should President Buhari replace acting chairman of EFCC Ibrahim Magu as demanded by Senate”.
The readers were required to pick from three options – (a) Yes, (b) No and, (c) I don’t know.
While 824 readers or 25 per cent of the total respondents voted “Yes” indicating that the President should dump the Borno-born administrator, 2, 366 or 73 per cent asked President Buhari to ignore the senators and stick with Magu.
The remaining 72 readers or two per cent of the total respondents picked “I don’t know.”