The Senate has advised the nominees into the headship of three Federal Government institutions whose names were recently announced not to resume work until their nominations are confirmed in accordance with the provision of the constitution and the establishment laws of the affected institutions.
The nominees affected by the Senate directive are Alhaji Ali Usman, who has been nominated to become the Director General of the Pension Commission; Dr. Mohammed Isah, nominated as chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau; and Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, the chairman-nominee of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission.
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), then the Acting President, had on Friday directed the nominees to resume in acting capacity while awaiting Senate confirmation.
But in a statement by its spokesperson, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, the Senate said: “The leadership of the Senate has been inundated by enquiries from individuals from across the country who want to know whether the statement from the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation to the effect that the nominees into the headship of PenCom, Code of Conduct Bureau and ICPC should resume work immediately pending their confirmation by the Senate was as a result of an understanding between the executive and the legislature.
“We will like to advice the Acting President who was quoted to have given the directive for the resumption of the nominees that the directive was illegal and not right. The Senate will not support any action that is not in line with the law.
“We advice the nominees to hold on until they are cleared by the Senate as required by the law before resuming in their respective offices. We do not want anything that will cause any problem between the executive and the legislature.”
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