Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), Chairman
of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) on Tuesday
said he was shocked to hear that Lawal Daura, the sacked Director-General of
the Department of State Service (DSS) acted on his own by barricading the
National Assembly without authorisation from the Presidency.
Sagay, who said Acting President,
Yemi Osinbajo had no choice than to fire the ex-DSS boss, added that there was
no way the government could defend or justify Daura’s actions since it didn’t
order him to carry out the invasion.
Speaking in a chat with Daily
Independent, he said: “When I started hearing about the invasion, I was
wondering whether the sacked DSS boss has authority to do that because I
couldn’t imagine him doing that without being authorised by the presidency.
“Later, when it emerged that he
was doing it without authority, I was aghast and very shocked. So, it is a very
major step. It is not that it cannot be done but there are circumstances where
it may become necessary but if that is to be done, such order must come from
the Presidency, not the man doing it on his own because we are talking of one
arm of government.
“So, I was very shocked and
honestly, given the gravity of what has happened, the Acting President had no
choice than sacking him because it can bring down the name of the government.”
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