Sagay lashes at APC for cautioning him
- Professor Sagay said he is not an appointee of the APC
- The law professor said the APC is compromising with evil
- He insisted he would not appear before the Senate
Professor Itse Sagay has lashed out at the All Progressives Congress (APC) after the party cautioned about his statements concerning the National Assembly.
Sagay who is the chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption had criticised the Senate for rejecting Ibrahim Magu as chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
In reaction, the Senate had summoned the law professor asking him to appear before it but Sagay had fired back saying the Senate has no right to invite him as he was not a government appointee.
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In a statement by its spokesperson, Bolaji Abdullahi, the APC said it was focused on resolving the problem between the executive and the legislature and that Sagay should not compound it with his statements.
The party said: “In furtherance of the All Progressives Congress efforts to resolve the rift between the Executive and the National Assembly, the APC urged all government appointees to stop making statements that may further worsen the relationship between the two arms of government and derail the party’s efforts to make peace.
“Specifically, the party urges Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption (PACAC) to exercise restraint and desist from making utterances that may be misconstrued as an attack on the institution of the National Assembly.”
“The comments attributed to Prof. Sagay are uncalled for, regrettable and could further complicate the relationship between these vital arms of government. Our expectation would be that as a Law Professor of repute, Prof. Sagay would appreciate the need to not denigrate the institutions of democracy, be it the Executive, Legislature or Judiciary.
“As an appointee of Mr. President, we should expect the learned Professor to key into his principal’s temper and help him to make friends that would make his job easier and not make enemies of people who, by virtue of the position they occupy under our law, are critical to the running of government and the nurturing of our democracy”.
“The party specifically objects to the Professor’s call on the Senate to withdraw invitation extended to him. As someone appointed by our government, we find this kind of posturing unacceptable and potentially injurious to the peace efforts by the party.”
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Vanguard reports that Sagay in his reaction on Tuesday, April 6 said APC was compromising with the devil and that he would not listen to them as he was appointed by the president.
“I am not an appointee of the APC. I don’t know where they thought they had the authority to tell me what I should do. I certainly will not honour it (Senate’s summons). My view about what we are doing is in consonance with what the President is doing. They (APC) are just compromising with evil. That is what the party is doing and they certainly will not get me to do that. I will continue with the original programme of Buhari to get rid of corruption in this country. I will not compromise.”
Source: Legit.ng
