Chairman of the Presidential
Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Itse Sagay, says the ruling APC
government is a failure.
In an interview with The Nation, Sagay declared the leadership style of the party, accusing it of being weak and lily-livered.
“As for the leadership of the APC, I think they are the most unprincipled group of people. They are lily-livered, weak, and cannot run any organisation. The whole party is collapsing under them. They cannot control anybody. In fact, they’re now encouraging and accepting ‘rogue elephants’, pampering people who are destroying the party, saying ‘let’s not annoy them too much’, but they’re destroying the APC house. So, I think the APC leadership is weak, is too compromising and is certainly a failure as far as I’m concerned.” he said
“As for the leadership of the APC, I think they are the most unprincipled group of people. They are lily-livered, weak, and cannot run any organisation. The whole party is collapsing under them. They cannot control anybody. In fact, they’re now encouraging and accepting ‘rogue elephants’, pampering people who are destroying the party, saying ‘let’s not annoy them too much’, but they’re destroying the APC house. So, I think the APC leadership is weak, is too compromising and is certainly a failure as far as I’m concerned.” he said
On the role of the judiciary in
the fight against corruption, Sagay said;
“We are very concerned about the
judiciary. Without the judiciary, we can kiss the anti-corruption war goodbye.
We must have a committed judiciary, otherwise they will keep messing
up any case that comes. It’s so easy to give a reason, which will appear to be
reasonable, and the public will say the anti-corruption agencies have not done
their homework. It’s not so. Quite a number of the judges are deliberately
taking decisions which I’d say indicate their hostility to the anti-corruption
war. There are judges who are hostile.
There are judges who interfere when such
cases are going on, using their position to ensure that government
loses. Government is aware of all this. It’s just that some of us are not
in a position to take decisions. People who should be stopped are slipping
through and still being relevant when in fact they should be pushed aside into
retirement where they will not interfere in the anti-corruption
struggle. There are reports on these judges, some by the Department of
State Services (DSS). I feel that judges who are not committed to the
eradication of corruption should be eased out of the system.”
Sagay said he maintains that
members of the Senate was self-centered and unsupportive of the anti-graft
war.
"One of the most critical
Bills pending before them – the Special Crimes Court Bill – was yet to be
passed,” he said
The PACAC chairman said it was
rather the Senate that owed him an apology for abusing him for speaking the
truth.
“I didn’t abuse them. I merely
said they’re not committed to the Nigerian people, that they’re there for
themselves alone. I provided the figures to show it. I know the worse
exists. There are certain things I didn’t say. I did not even mention what
the Majority Leader, Deputy Senate President and Senate President get as
extras. Those extras run into hundreds of millions of naira. What I said at
that lecture is a tip of the iceberg.
Our aim is for the National Assembly
to finally admit that they’re frittering away our national assets and
preventing these funds from being used for various other vital sectors to
create more employment and fix infrastructure.
If you recall, former
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Lamido Sanusi said they were consuming
25 per cent of our budget. They didn’t deny it. Instead, former President
Jonathan forced Sanusi out. If we look at the senators’ allowances, we
should ask ourselves questions. Should we be the ones clothing senators? Should
my tax be used in hanging agbada on a senator? How many times has
government provided clothes for workers? But these men who are overpaid are
still asking us to clothe them as if they arrived in Abuja naked. These
same people ask us to pay them hardship allowance for doing their job. What of
the man who is earning N18,000 a month, who operates machinery and sweeps the
streets? No one pays them hardship allowance! Yet, people who live in
tremendous luxury get paid hardship allowance running into billions. Why are
Nigerians quiet about it? I don’t understand it” Sagay said
On the Senate’s refusal to
confirm Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Acting Chairman Ibrahim
Magu, Sagay said it was the President’s exclusive prerogative to decide how
long he remains in office.
“Magu can act indefinitely. The
Senate does not have jurisdiction in this matter. It is the President who does
because of Section 171 of the Constitution. This government is being a bit
gentle, not wanting to ruffle feathers. Maybe that’s why they’re politicians
and in government. If people like me who are not politicians were there,
these people (senators) would have heard a different message. I’d have rammed
things through and damned them to go and do whatever they like, and let’s see
who would come on top. I believe that ultimately, righteousness, a good
cause, a belief in principle will prevail. We’re dealing with people who are
undergoing all sorts of investigations; they cannot face the righteous.” he
said
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ReplyDeleteI have always said it that APC government is a failure and also a scam government. Thanks Prof. For confirming my word.
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