A new wave of crisis is brewing at the Senate over the rejection of the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu.

The crisis, our correspondent report has torn the leadership of the Senate apart with factions taking varied position on the matter.

The Senate had last Thursday rejected Magu following a report by the Department of State Services (DSS) signed by one Folashade Bello for the Director-General, Lawal Daura.

The Senate Leader, Ali Ndume had after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Villa on Monday, punctured the Senate’s position, saying Magu was not rejected.

The position of Ndume forced the spokesperson of the Senate, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi (APC, Niger) to address newsmen yesterday where he emphasised the rejection of Magu.

Sabi said “Following the security report on EFCC chairman, the Senate decided not to confirm the chairman and communicate same to Mr. President, while those of the others was reported or forwarded. The Senate also decided to refer the other nominees to the anti-corruption committee for screening since there was no adverse security report on them.

“The position of the Senate as stated by me remains the position of the Senate and I have nothing more to add. So please we want the media to be guided in all of this.”

But reacting in a phone interview, Ndume said his position was clear and insisted that Magu has not been rejected.

Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari and Senate President Bukola Saraki yesterday met behind closed-doors at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja.

The meeting, which was held inside the president’s office, lasted about one hour. Though the Senate president did not speak to State House correspondents after the meeting, our correspondent gathered that Buhari and Saraki discussed the refusal by the Senate to confirm the nomination of Ibrahim Magu as chairman of EFCC.