Protesters in Yobe say Senate President must go [PHOTOS]
The protesters were seen carrying placards with messages such as “Saraki must go” and “Magu must be confirmed.”
Youths protest against Senate President, Bukola Saraki in Yobe
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![Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang [Twitter:@hunbogj]](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20width%3D'100'%20height%3D'100'%20data-ring-placeholder%3D'1'%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E "Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang [Twitter:@hunbogj]")
The protest held on Thursday, April 6, in the Potiskum Local Government Area of the state.
The placard refers to Ibrahim Magu, the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) whose nomination was rejected by the Senate in March.
“The demonstration is a peaceful one embarked upon because we voted for change in 2015 general elections, and Nigerian Senate want to truncate the change mantra, by not confirming Ibrahim Magu and some other vital issues that would benefit Nigerians,” Leader of the protests, Nafi'u Lawan told protesters.
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“The issue of Comptroller General of the Nigeria Custom Hameed Ali and others, are also embarrassing the Nation,” he added.
The Senate refused to confirm Magu based on a report by the Department of State Services (DSS) which questioned his authority.
The upper legislative chamber was also involved in a verbal war with Customs boss, Hameed Ali over his refusal to appear before it in uniform.
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