- The Nigerian Senate has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to caution the chairman of Presidential Action Committee on Anti-Corruption (PACAC)
- The Senate described Professor Sagay as a loose cannon
- The lawmakers said Sagay is fond of using opportunities in the media space to make disparaging speeches against the federal legislature
The Nigerian Senate has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to caution the chairman of the Presidential Action Committee on Anti-Corruption (PACAC), Itse Sagay.
The Senate on Thursday, September 7, accused Sagay of spreading false information and making hate speeches against the National Assembly.
In a statement signed by the spokesperson to the Senate, Sabi Abdullahi, the lawmakers said PACAC chairman was fond of using opportunities in the media space to make disparaging speeches against the federal legislature.
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The Senate urged the president to stop Sagay from creating 'further needless tension' in the relationship between the executive and the legislature.
Referring to Sagay's recent speech in Lagos said the Professor reeled out exaggerated figure on the salaries and allowances received by lawmakers.
Abdullahi said: "Let us make it clear that our salaries and allowances are open books and the details can be taken from the RMFAC by any interested party."
"Prof. Sagay at his lecture in Lagos also made comparisons which did little credit to his background as a lecturer as he was talking of the salary of the United States President and that of a Nigerian legislator.
That is like comparing oranges with apples. Only a senile, jaded, rustic and outdated Professor of Law like Sagay will make such a comparison which falls flat on its face, even to an ordinary lay man. Surely, Sagay is basing his analysis on street talks.
"Sagay could not even check the records before proclaiming that "the National Assembly has not passed a single bill for the promotion of anti-corruption war since it commenced business in July 2015."
First, the 8th National Assembly was inaugurated on June 9, 2015 not July," Abdullahi said.
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He added that it is on record that the Nigerian Senate has passed numerous bills including the Whistle Blowers' Protection Bill, the Witness protection Bill, the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Bill and the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Agency Bill.
"This man talks like a man who is constantly under the influence of some substance and perhaps possessed as he employs the language of a tout with no civility. He is probably constantly excited and incensed by the fact of having his first opportunity to find himself in the corridors of power.
"He pontificates and talks as if the war against corruption of the Buhari administration depends solely on him to survive. He once publicly attacked the Attorney General of the Federation and accused him of not doing enough to prosecute the war," Abdullahi said.
He also accused the PACAC chairman of focusing on demeaning the judiciary and various institutions of the government.
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"This is a man who cannot stand for Councilorship election and win. We challenge him to state what his contributions are in the election of our amiable President, Muhammadu Buhari and what new ideas he has contributed to making the fight against corruption more effective since his appointment.
With an easily excited man like him as head of an advisory body, the nation has continued to lose anti-corruption cases in courts due to the failure of his advices. He needs to do more work and talk less because media prosecution cannot win the war on corruption," Abdullahi stated.
NAIJ.com earlier reported that Professor Sagay had accused the Nigerian Senate of sabotaging the fight against corruption in Nigeria.
Sagay said the Senators are botching all the plans by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to end corruption in the country.
He said the lawmakers are planning to return Nigeria to the state it was during former president Goodluck Jonathan's administration.
You see some of the tweets by the Senate on the matter below:
You can watch NAIJ.com video of Nigerians speaking about corrupt leaders:
Source: Naij.com
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Thursday 7 September 2017