– The Senate is passing a bill to reduce the power of the CCB and CCT
– The move is suspected to frustrate the agencies because Senator Saraki is facing trial
– Professor Sagay condemns the bill and describes it as disgusting

Prof. Itse Sagay who is the chairman of the presidential advisory committee against corruption has lashed out at the Senate for making moves to reduce the powers of the Code of Conduct Bureau and the Code of Conduct Tribunal.The Nigerian Senate on Thursday, April 14, passed the Code of Conduct act for second reading under less than 72 hours.
The bill is titled: a bill for an act to amend the Code of Conduct Bureau and tribunal act CAP C15 LFN 2004 and for other related matters, 2016.The bill was sponsored by Peter Nwaoboshi representing Delta north senatorial district who said that the act does not contemplate criminal trial.
It has been speculated that the speedy passage of the bill is to save the Senate president, Bukola Saraki from the on-going trial he was facing which was brought against him by the agencies.Sagay said the move by the senators to weaken the power of the agencies showed a lack of moral sense.He said: “It’s a surprise to me, because I really don’t know that our mentality has degenerated to such a level of self-service that the people, who were sent to the National Assembly to make laws for the benefit of all Nigerians, have started a process that will allow a complete crisis; an Act that corruption cannot be prosecuted.“To me, this is the highest level of shameless misconduct by the generality of the members of the red chamber. Obviously, there is no limit to the level of disgusting things they can do.”
Mr Femi Falana said the proposal was unreasonable as it was apparently being done because of Senator Saraki. He however pointed out that the amendment would not affect any on-going trial.Falana said:“Any amendment of the law under the constitution cannot and will not have retrospective effect. The amendment will not have any effect on pending cases in court.“The excuse being advanced for the devilish agenda is jejune because the CCT, whose members are screened for appointment by the Senate, cannot be said to be under the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.“The proposed amendment also amounts to a conflict of interest because you cannot, because of one man, amend the law of the land. It will amount to an exercise in futility.”The Senators who contributed to the debate of the bill at the National Assembly applauded it as good move.The senators are: Dino Melaye, Barau Jubrin, Samuel Anyanwu, Biodun Olujimi, Buka Abba Ibrahim and Ibrahim GobirYahaya Abdullahi who is the senator representing Kebbi north however cautioned the timing of the bill. He said Nigerians might think its passage is to frustrate the trial of Saraki at the same agencies.“I just rise to raise a point of caution. I have read and gone through the areas where the amendments are sought and I am not against it, but what I have against is the timing.“We must be ready on the issue of public perception about the position of the Senate in this regard.“Perception can be reality, the Nigerian people can easily interprete the action we are taking today to mean that for all these years, a decree, which became law since 1991, is not being challenged until today because our principal officer is standing trial before the same tribunal.

“I think for the credibility of this Senate, I think we should re-examine whether the timing is right for this bill to go through the second reading or not.”Ike Ekweremadu who presided over the plenary argued that the bill has nothing to do with Saraki.“Let me just say that this bill absolutely has nothing to do with the proceedings going on at the Code of Conduct Tribunal in which the Senate President is involved because his trialhas commenced as you are aware.“If you look at the commencement of the bill of the last paragraph, of course, on the bill which says ‘this bill may be sighted as a code of conduct bureau tribunal Act amendment bill, 2016’.“That means that the bill is not being made retrospective as to affect the proceedings at the code of conduct tribunal; certainly it has nothing to do with it. We are only doing our work as parliamentarians.”

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Sagay and Falana dem bi pesin?

the beauty of democracy

saraki is to me as tinubu(amaechi, atiku, obasanjo, fashola, fayemi and nyako) is to zombies

saraki is really a desperate cow.....he is one of the major reasons why pmb can't function at His best

chukwudi44:
Sagay and Falana dem bi pesin?

abobaku!
pesin, why we no c u for this thread https://www.nairaland.com/3050265/court-tells-saraki-face-trial

juniorportland:
saraki is really a desperate cow.....he is one of the major reasons why pmb can't function at His best

lol so nobi GEJ again

Saraki may be on his way to Kuje later this month....

Ratello:
Saraki may be on his way to Kuje later this month....

the guy ain't going anywhere..... but its best if he stops been Senate president

You will surely go down with Saraki.

SARAKI, THE FACE OF CORRUPTION

okkkk

This senators are just bunch of thieves, if its a law to sentence looters to death by hanging or any other law that the ordinary citizens would benefit from you would see the bill thrown out before the first reading but here comes a bill that gives them more freedom to lie and embezzle and its speedily been passed, hopefully it would be rejected and if not i am pretty sure it wont affect the ongoing case of saraki cuz his case started way before the "mumu" law was being passed

Thief

I HAVE SAID IT
NIGERIA WILL NEVER CHANGE, WE WILL NEVER REACH THE PROMISE LAND

I don't have a problem with them doing that to an agency which is only being used by the executive shamelessly.

you leave Tinubu for same offence and then pursue saraki...

Then you say Tinubu was freed in error and he walks free while you are going after saraki?

no proper justice system survives with an uneven scale...

I would even recommend that the senate passes a law to scrap it.

I swear this will make pple hate saraki more

everydayperson:
I HAVE SAID IT
NIGERIA WILL NEVER CHANGE, WE WILL NEVER REACH THE PROMISE LAND

That is for u and ur family

LMAO. Saraki on his way to kirikiri... Amen

Shamelessly o!

I was watching the hearing and couldnt help but offer a prayer for the people of Nigeria (especially the Youths).

When we are not sitting in our palours watching football, music videos or telemundo,
We are in Beer palours gisting shiit about the Government.

Even the so called 'common-sense' general sat there watching the fhuckery like a dunce and saying nothing.

Why would the Senate try to weaken a body that already has no real powers as it is?




Dino Malaye couldn't help but show his enthusiasm for wanting the powers of these bodies reduced.

God help Nigeria

Anything for their selfish interest!

easyfem:



That is for u and ur family

open your eyes wella, he said the 'ipsa'

corruption fighting back

easyfem:

That is for u and ur family

YES, we shall never change from Hope to Despondence, From Progress to Backwardness, From Justice to Injustice, From Joy to Sorrow, From Wealth to Poverty begging for loans to feed and pay salaries.. NO - that is for you and your family and friends

Bloody rogue who deserves to be shot....

I dey wait for d next move........

Rightly said- my concern is the timing. We all know in our heart of hearts that this move is to protect Saraki, and this is where the senators are shallow and missing it. Even if this bill is amended today, it will not in anyway affect Saraki's trial. So why not wait, so as not to make the populace view them with contempt. Anyway that's their cup.

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Nigeria is full with corrupt leaders,and we all are shouting CHANGE.I pray God will answer Nigerians cry very soon

For Nigeria to prosper, we must carefully examine o senators as carefully as we now scrutinize our presidents