ONLY BUHARI CAN DECIDE MAGU’S FATE – MALAMI

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), has said only President Muhammadu Buhari has the constitutional right to determine the fate of the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Magu.

Malami said this on Friday while speaking during a Channels TVprogramme titled, ‘Question Time’.

The AGF said this when asked if it was proper for Magu to continue as acting EFCC chair after being rejected twice by the Senate following a damning report issued against him by the Department of State Services.

Malami said, “I cannot comment on the position of my office but one thing I can tell you clearly is that power is vested in the President constitutionally and it is the President that has the prerogative and the right to make any conclusion that arises from there.”

Asked if the doubt on Magu’s integrity would not affect the anti-graft war, Malami said he “wouldn’t like to pre-empt the position of the presidency over that.”