Members of the Senate are
currently calling for the suspension of consideration and confirmation of
appointments by President Muhammadu Buhari over a comment credited to Acting
President, Yemi Osinbajo that executive appointments did not require
legislative approval based on Section 171 of the Constitution.
Protests came from the lawmakers
when a letter from Osinbajo asking the Senate to confirm the nomination of Mr.
Lanra Gbajabiamila as Chairman of the National Lottery Commission, which was
read by President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, at the plenary.
While strongly condemning
Osinbajo for the comment, the lawmakers successively asked that an embargo
should be placed on confirmation of executive appointments pending the time the
powers of the legislature had been recognised.
While asking threatening that
legislators might move against the leadership of the Senate if it failed to
take a drastic action against the executive in 48 hours, the lawmakers asked
that invitation from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to any member
be ignored.
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