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Frank in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday, described the operations of FIRS by Fowler as illegal, adding that he has been operating without been confirmed by the Senate as stipulated by the constitution.
President Buhari on August 20, announced Fowler as the Acting Executive Chairman of the FIRS to take over Samuel Odugbesan, a former Coordinating Director at the agency, who was appointed to the position by ex-President Goodluck Jonathan in March this year.
The FIRS boss has since taken over leadership without confirmation by the National Assembly which is viewed as an act of Impunity and disrespect for the Constitution.
The APC Deputy Spokesman therefore called on the National Assembly to invoke the relevant sections of the constitution to deal with the ‘illegality’ otherwise, “it may be accused of acting as rubber stamp should it clear Fowler in the face of this gross violation of the constitution.”
He called on the FIRS boss to toe the path of honour and step down now as he assumed office without a corresponding consent and assent of the Senate, which portrays him as either ignorant of the law or acting with impunity.
- “Let us look at the FIRS Act before one is accused of crying wolf
where there is none. Section 3(2a) of the FIRS Establishment Act, 2007,
states that: ‘The Executive Chairman of the Service is to be appointed
by the President and subject to the confirmation of the Senate.’
Buhari has been severally accused of being autocratic and taking decisions of appointments without considering the constitution. The president recently vowed to become the Minister of Petroleum Resources, tagging his critics mere “briefcase-carrying crooks” seeking to stampede him with various constitutional technicalities.
Frank
argued that “The Senate would also be setting a bad precedent should it
decide to overlook Fowler’s infractions and clear him still. It is
wrong for an appointee, who is supposed to be confirmed by the Senate
before appointment to assume office and then come for confirmation. In
such situation, the man is already enjoying the pecks of office and the
confirmation is being made to look like a fiat accompli.”
- “What
we are seeing concerning these appointments amount to an offence and
gross breach of the constitution. I am aware that senators are peeved by
this conduct and there is the thinking that some of them who have
assumed office might have disqualified themselves.”
“However, I don’t think the refusal to wait for confirmation by Fowler can be blamed on Buhari.
The onus lies on Fowler to retrace his steps now as he cannot claim not to know that his assumption of office on August 25, 2015, is in breach of the law. We cannot afford to break the laws at will only to administer the laws on citizens who may be in breach of the law in relation to taxes.” He said
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