Pro-Saraki senators who are from both the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Pogressives Congress (APC), have revealed that their goal is to protect the integrity of the Senate, the Vanguard reports.
The group, allegedly known as G77, The group had their first meeting on Thursday, April 21, at the residence of the Senate minority leader, Chief Godswill Akpabio.
They resolved to extricate the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), from the
control of the presidency, as they see the
agency as a tool of the present administration
to intimidate political opponents.
The report further stated that 36 senators
were physically present at the meeting, but its
membership is 77 senators, hence the name
G77. which inside sources disclosed has a
membership roll of 77, almost all of them new
senators.
The G77 meeting resolved to push forward an
amendment bill to the law establishing the
EFCC to among other things remove the
president’s right as appointing power and
transfer same to the National Judicial Council.
The group is also pushing for the minimum
qualification for the office of executive
chairman of the EFCC to be occupied by a
Deputy Inspector-General of Police.
The senators lamented what they claimed was
the way and manner the EFCC have being used
to hound politicians who they perceive as
opponents of the Buhari administration.
As part of the amendment the EFCC would be
compelled to finish investigations before filing
charges against anyone, a source at the
meeting disclosed.