{"id":758105,"date":"2019-12-04T14:03:14","date_gmt":"2019-12-04T14:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/12\/04\/court-dismisses-suit-seeking-removal-of-magu-as-efcc-chairman\/"},"modified":"2019-12-04T14:03:14","modified_gmt":"2019-12-04T14:03:14","slug":"court-dismisses-suit-seeking-removal-of-magu-as-efcc-chairman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/12\/04\/court-dismisses-suit-seeking-removal-of-magu-as-efcc-chairman\/","title":{"rendered":"Court Dismisses Suit Seeking Removal Of Magu As EFCC Chairman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_606787\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-606787\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-606787\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/efcc-chair-magu-addresses-reports-of-governorship-aspiration-threatens-lawsuit-over-false-report.jpg\" alt=\"EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Magu\" width=\"500\" height=\"405\"  \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-606787\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Magu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The federal high court in Abuja says President Muhammadu Buhari has been given \u201cthe yam and the knife\u201d to do as he pleases with Ibrahim Magu, the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.<\/p>\n<p>This court said this as it dismissed suits seeking the removal of Magu as acting chairman of the anti-corruption agency.<\/p>\n<p>The presiding judge, Ijeoma Ojukwu, delivered the judgment on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Magu\u2019s position as EFCC\u2019s acting chairman was challenged following the non-confirmation of his appointment by the Bukola Saraki-led Senate on two occasions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also:\u00a0Cars Recovered From Yahoo Boys Uncountable: Magu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to those challenging Magu\u2019s status, he shouldn\u2019t be allowed to continue in the position based on his non-confirmation as the chairman.<\/p>\n<p>However, in her judgement, Ojukwu said the law does not provide a specific duration for which an individual can serve as acting EFCC chairman.<\/p>\n<p>She explained that the law gave Buhari \u201cthe proverbial yam and the knife to do as he pleases\u201d with the appointment of the EFCC chairman.<\/p>\n<p>              &#13;\n                    <\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Magu The federal high court in Abuja says President Muhammadu Buhari has been given \u201cthe yam and the knife\u201d to do as he pleases with Ibrahim Magu, the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. 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