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Saraki-led Senate insensitive, the worst in Nigerian history – Sagay

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Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Professor Itse Sagay, has dubbed the Senator Bukola Saraki-led Senate, ‘the worst in Nigerian history’.

He said that they were insensitive to the plight of Nigerians and were not going to achieve anything, adding that Nigerians will kick them out of office by 2019.

Sagay was reacting to the Senate’s voting on Wednesday on items selected from the 1999 Constitution for review.

His response was contained in a statement he issued in his personal capacity and not as PACAC chairman, lambasting the senators for their refusal to devolve powers to the states.

Also, he frowned at the lawmakers for scrapping the State Electoral Commission and refusing to ensure 35 per cent affirmative action for women.

“This Senate is by far the worst in Nigerian history. Nothing good has ever emanated from them. Their grab for executive powers, confrontation with the President and Vice-President, their love of self-serving legislation and total insensitivity to the common interest of Nigeria is sensational and unprecedented.

“The outcome of all this malevolence against Nigerians is that they will achieve nothing before they leave in 2019, and Nigerians will turn out in millions to clap them out of relevance.

“To summarise the attitude of Senate to constitutional reforms, their decisions on Wednesday 26th July 2017, demonstrate their contempt and disdain for federalism and women, and their inordinate self-love and self-indulgence, amounting to narcissism, at the expense of all other Nigerians.

“Their rejection of devolution of some powers to the states involving transfer of some items to the concurrent list, their scrapping of States Electoral Commissions, entrenching local governments as a tier of government in a supposed federation, clearly demonstrates their hostility to federalism and to the empowerment of the 36 states in order to make them more independent and effective.

“On the other hand, their inordinate self-love is demonstrated by their craving for immunity, participation in the Council of State and elimination of the President’s power to approve constitutional amendments,” he said.

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Noting that the proposed alterations by the Senate will fail, Sagay said to ensure far-reaching social change, there was need for a constituent assembly to be established since the Senate has failed.

“These proposed alterations of the constitution will fail because they are anti-people, vainglorious, selfish, negative and irresponsible.

“Ultimately, Nigerians will establish a constituent assembly, where genuine changes will be made to the basis of our mutual association in a manner consistent with our multi-ethnic nationality society,” Sagay said.

Sagay had once described the 8th Senate as “childish and irresponsible’ and one ‘filled by people of questionable character’.

When he was summoned by the Senate, he had told the lawmakers then that they lacked the power to summon him.

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  1. JOHNSON PETER

    July 29, 2017 at 8:03 am

    Senate and Nigerians are two parallel lines that can never meet. It’s well o. Biafra on point

    • yanju omotodun

      July 29, 2017 at 10:17 am

      Biafra is on point to grave. Probably you people are just crazy of illusion instead of you to think about building the future of Nigeria together.
      Mind you, ibo senators are part of the resolutions

  2. seyi jelili

    July 29, 2017 at 9:57 am

    I am only against their immunity of a thing, that won’t work in any way and they can’t deprive the president the power of assenting constitution amendments.

    • yanju omotodun

      July 29, 2017 at 10:19 am

      Osinbajo is there for the legislatures to turn their stupidity to wisdom. So am not moved because it’s not yet enforceable law

  3. Anita Kingsley

    July 29, 2017 at 10:12 am

    Nigerians should begging face reality, the senate is totally against them and will never support their wish. The government of Nigeria is still in the hands of selfish and corrupt people disguising to be saints. We all need to come to terms that there’s need for secession, there’s need for Biafra!

  4. Animashaun Ayodeji

    July 29, 2017 at 10:16 am

    Even Sagay is neither seeing nor thinking clearly like many Nigerians who see faults in all the senate has done. Blame the senate not because the unity of Nigeria is not negotiable, they know and understand what’s at stake if the amendments occur.

    • Abeni Adebisi

      July 29, 2017 at 10:20 am

      And please who told you Nigeria is still united? Since past two years, have you seen any trace of unity in Nigeria? The senate needs to face reality and not shy away from doing the needful. All the senators are bunch of cowards who are scared of effecting the change Nigeria needs. We need better senate not this weak thing led by Saraki!

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