Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Anti-Corruption, PACAC, Professor Itse Sagay, has reacted to a statement against him by the Senate.

He mocked the federal lawmakers, saying Nigerians buy clothes they wear.

Sagay further advised them to learn how to take criticisms in good faith.

Sagay insisted that he would not stop criticizing members of the National Assembly for their expenditure, which he said was adversely affecting the economy.

His words: “I criticize them for the huge amount of money they are taking out of the country.

“They are creating a situation in which Nigeria does not have enough funds; we have kidnapping, there is Boko Haram, we have militants, armed robbery and so on.

“That is basically what I said. I spoke the truth. They have wardrobe allowance, in other words, we are the ones buying clothes for them to wear.

“When they arrived Abuja, were they naked? What is their problem?”

The legal luminary had lamented that National Assembly allocated N125 billion to themselves alone this year and that while the United States President earns $400,000 per annum, a Nigerian senator earns over $1.7 million.

Sagay said besides a basic salary of N2.4 million per month, they earn allowances such as hardship (50 percent of basic salary), newspaper allowance (50 percent), wardrobe allowance (25 percent), entertainment (30 percent), recess (10 percent), and leave (10 percent), among others.

The total allowances, he said, amounts to N29.5 million per month and N3.2 billion per annum.

“Perhaps the most notorious example of the legislators’ resistance to the war against corruption is the rejection of the right of the executive to choose the persons who will spearhead that struggle,” he added.

“The clear impression is created that Nigerian legislators are in office for themselves and not for the populace.”

“Not surprisingly, the National Assembly has not passed a single bill for the promotion of anti-corruption war since it commenced business in July 2015.”

On Thursday, Senate lambasted the Senior Advocate of Nigeria.

Its spokesman, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullah, said“Sagay could not even check the records before proclaiming that ‘the National Assembly has not passed a single bill for the promotion of anti-corruption war since it commenced business in July 2015’.

“This man talks like a man who is constantly under the influence of some substance and perhaps possessed as he employs the language of a tout with no civility. He is probably constantly excited and incensed by the fact of having his first opportunity to find himself in the corridors of power.

“He pontificates and talks as if the war against corruption of the Buhari administration depends solely on him to survive. He once publicly attacked the Attorney General of the Federation and accused him of not doing enough to prosecute the war.

“This is a man who cannot stand for councillorship election and win. We challenge him to state what his contributions are in the election of our amiable President, Muhammadu Buhari, and what new ideas he has contributed to making the fight against corruption more effective since his appointment.

“With an easily excited man like him as head of an advisory body, the nation has continued to lose anti-corruption cases in courts due to the failure of his advice. He needs to do more work and talk less because media prosecution cannot win the war on corruption.”

http://dailypost.ng/2017/09/08/naked-not-nigerians-sagay-fires-back-senate/

Sagay is saying the truth... At least for now......Humongous wardrobe allowances were and are still being pocketed by them. Did they lack clothes before winning the election?

Billions on car allowances and we still buy cars for them!

Thinking loud.

Why do we have the senate in the first place? Those bunch of rogues should return home. They are not representing any people. In fact, Senate should be scrapped

lol

[color=#990000][/color]THAT WAS PURE SAVAGERY

FOLYKAZE:
Thinking loud.

Why do we have the senate in the first place? Those bunch of rogues should return home. They are not representing any people. In fact, Senate should be scrapped

It is the punishment for having a unitary government in Nigeria. What should be disbanded is the unitary government.

Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC).


Has Sagay heard about this parastatal before? I guess not.

These people have no intention of addressing this matter, hence the wastage in government will continue as long as they continue to pull wool over our eyes like Sagay is trying very hard to do.


Get Buhari to sponsor a bill for the RMAFC to review salaries for all politicians and let us see if the Senate will vote against it. You are not pushing a bill to do the right thing, but going to the media to throw tantrums that will achieve nothing.


Have you advised the President to push for the review of salaries for all politicians, mister special adviser?


These people do not mean well for the nation.

stvpid african politicians...they think they can earn money like their western nations counterparts while their people live on less than nothing in africa.....

[quote author=Omeokachie post=60297033]Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC).


Has Sagay heard about this parastatal before? I guess not.

These people have no intention of addressing this matter, hence the wastage in government will continue as long as they continue to pull wool over our eyes like Sagay is trying very hard to do.


Get Buhari to sponsor a bill for the RMAFC to review salaries for all politicians and let us see if the Senate will vote against it. You are not pushing a bill to do the right thing, but going to the media to throw tantrums that will achieve nothing.


Have you advised the President to push for the review of salaries for all politicians, mister special adviser?


These people do not mean well for the nation.



this is a good suggestion, but what is stopping Buhari from pushing the bill? or does he need to be advised first before making a move?

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It means asking him to cut his own pay.
Is he willing to do that?

These politicians can dribble themselves.

Omeokachie:


It means asking him to cut his own pay.

Is he willing to do that?


These politicians can dribble themselves.

Buhari, Osinbajo take 50% pay cut

www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/186465-breaking-buhari-osinbajo-take-50-pay-cut.html

lightheart:


Buhari, Osinbajo take 50% pay cut

www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/186465-breaking-buhari-osinbajo-take-50-pay-cut.html

Pure politics my friend.

His salary is back by law. He cannot say reduce my salary by 50% without amending the law that states that his salary should be X amount.

You and I have not seen his payslip to know what goes into his account.
Telling the SGF that he wants only 50% does not mean that he is not getting his statutory 100% being paid to him.


If our politicians are sincere and not playing hide and seek with us, they should amend the law that will statutorily slash their salaries downward, not saying "pay me only 50%" when you still have a law that says "pay him 100%.
He can turn around tomorrow and ask the same SGF to remit his balance of 50% (without going to the press), and he still would not have broken any law in the land because it is his constitutional entitlement.

Omeokachie:



Pure politics my friend.

His salary is back by law. He cannot say reduce my salary by 50% without amending the law that states that his salary should be X amount.

You and I have not seen his payslip to know what goes into his account.
Telling the SGF that he wants only 50% does not mean that he is not getting his statutory 100% being paid to him.


If our politicians are sincere and not playing hide and seek with us, they should amend the law that will statutorily slash their salaries downward, not saying "pay me only 50%" when you still have a law that says "pay him 100%.
He can turn around tomorrow and ask the same SGF to remit his balance of 50% (without going to the press), and he still would not have broken any law in the land because it is his constitutional entitlement.

I like the way you think.....don't mind those politicians they think we are gullible