Ekweremadu: Buhari undermining the senate

Ike Ekweremadu, deputy senate president, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of undermining the senate by allowing his appointees assume duty before being confirmed by the senate.

Making reference to Garba Danbatta who assumed duty at the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) as the vice-chairman, prior to the confirmation of the senate, Ekweremadu warned that the upper chamber would no longer condone such act.

“The senate takes exception to undermining its powers,” he said at plenary on Thursday.

“In future appointments that require senate confirmation we believe that the president will do us the honour and give us the due respect of getting confirmation of the senate before his appointees assume duty.”

Senate president Bukola Saraki also aligned himself with the submission of Ekweremadu.

Saraki said henceforth, the senate would not condone a situation in which the president’s appointees assume duty without the confirmation.

Also, the senate confirmed the appointment of Ahmed Kuru as the managing director of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) and three directors of the company.

Ekweremadu led the caucus of PDP senators to a dinner with Buhari at the presidential villa on Wednesday.