A bill that seeks to limit the president’s powers on removing the chairperson of the anti-graft agency, EFCC, scaled second reading at the Senate on Tuesday.Act to subject the termination of the appointment of the chairperson of the commission to the confirmation of the Senate “in order to guarantee the security of tenure.”Leading the debate, Mr Utazi said one of the thrusts of the bill is the security of tenure for the chairperson of the commission.
He also said another proposed amendment is to restrict the appointment of a chairman to EFCC staffers. James Manager , on his part, said if similar laws have been put in place for agencies like ICPC and NFIU, the same should be done for EFCC. Ebonyi senator, Sam Egwu, who also supported the bill, cringed at the second proposed amendment. He said while the current EFCC chairperson is smart and intelligent, the next in command might not be.
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