Tag: Sagay
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Sagay fires back at Senate, insists ‘your outrageous salaries, allowances running Nigeria dry’
The row between the Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Anti-Corruption, PACAC, Prof. Itse Sagay and the National Assembly members especially those of the red chambers is not about to end as the embattled chairman insisted that he won’t stop criticizing the NASS members as long as their bogus salaries, allowances are not reviewed.…
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Sagay is possessed, speaks under influence – Senate
The Senate on Thursday said the utterances of the chairman of the Presidential Action Committee on Anti-Corruption (PACAC), Prof. Itse Sagay on its activities shows that he is either possessed or speaks under the influence anytime he does. The upper chamber accused the PACAC boss of spreading falsehood and making hate speeches against the National…
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Corruption: Arrest lawmakers ignoring your invitation, Sagay tells EFCC, Magu
Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Prof. Itse Sagay has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to arrest any lawmaker that refused to honour its invitation. He insisted that the National Assembly must recognise EFCC as an institution and that no law says an arrest warrant must be sent to…
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Sagay is totally irresponsible for denigrating democratic institutions – Senate
The Senate has said the chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Itse Sagay is totally irresponsible for denigrating (National Assembly) democratic institutions. The upper chamber said this while reacting to a statement credited to Sagay, stating that the 8th Senate as the worst in the history of Nigeria. He had described the…
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SAN’s frustrating corruption cases should be denied appearance in court – Sagay
Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Prof. Itse Sagay has said senior advocates of Nigeria (SANs) frustrating high-profile corruption cases should be denied the right of appearance. Sagay said this on yesterday at a media roundtable organised by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) in Lagos. He said SANs have “turned obstruction…
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Lawmaker who sponsored amnesty bill for looters should be punished – Sagay
Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Prof. Itse Sagay has described the bill seeking to grant amnesty to self-confessed looters in the House of Representatives was disgraceful. In a statement on Wednesday, Sagay said the sponsor of the bill, Mr. Linus Okorie should be punished. “Now what shall we do with Linus…
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APC UK backs call for Sagay’s sack over failure to declare his asset
The All Progressive Congress (APC), United Kingdom chapter has backed calls for Acting President Yemi Osinbajo to sack the chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Anti-Corruption (PACAC), Professor Itse Sagay for failure to declare his assets at the CCB in accordance with the law. The APC UK chapter, which made its stand known on…
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Appeal of CCT judgment: I am unperturbed, bring it on! Saraki dares FG, Sagay
Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki has said that he is “unperturbed” by the appeal filed by the federal government challenging his acquittal by the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the CCT had on June 14 ruled that Saraki has no case to answer in the 18 charges of non-declaration of assets brought…
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Sagay, Malami disagree over FG’s appeal of Saraki’s acquittal
Discordant views from the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami and Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) Professor Itse Sagay, SAN, on review of the federal government’s strategy in combatting corruption following the unexpected triumph of Senate President Bukola Saraki at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), highlight cracks in President…