Prof. Itse Sagay, Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) on Monday said the attempt by the National Assembly to starve the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of funds to prosecute the 2019 general elections constitutes high treason.
Sagay in a statement made available to DAILY INDEPENDENT in his private capacity as an informed Nigerian and lawyer said from what is happening in the country, it is clear that Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and his cohorts are afraid of the 2019 and are doing everything to frustrate it.
He said: “ Whether the National Assembly likes it or not, the elections will be held. We know that Saraki and his cohorts are afraid of elect
“And if they refuse to carry out their compulsory and binding duties under the constitution, there are simple solutions to that unconstitutional behaviour.
“Therefore, I state categorically that whether the national assembly likes it or not, the elections will be funded and it will be held on time regardless of their attitude to it.
“Ultimately, the very existence of Nigerian democracy depends absolutely on regular elections. So, the imperative of regular elections is non-debatable.
“If the National Assembly foolishly attempts to stall the 2019 elections by denying INEC the needed funding for the elections, that misconduct will constitute high treason.”
“They will render themselves totally irrelevant and the elections will go on as an inexorable constitutional command,” he said.
https://independent.ng/nass-denying-inec-funding-for-2019-election-is-a-treasonable-offence-sagay/

OK o! Another weapon of the PMB.

No,Treason is d federal govt forcibly trying to re-open d senate b4 its adjournment date....Democracy is under heavy THREAT in dis regime..

Merimental:
No,Treason is d federal govt forcibly trying to re-open d senate b4 its adjournment date....Democracy is under heavy THREAT in dis regime..

Seriously under heavy threat.

Itse sagay is a hungry professor. I wonder how they make some miscreants professors nowadays.
A professor whose conscience is a readily available in the market, is that one a professor.

Punk ass dude, nigerians r serving a true God so far Kudos to the great 8th NASS assembly ...

The way APC is going about this election funding shows that the money is not really meant for Inec & security alone during election.
Maybe greater part of the money is going to serve some hidden agenda for them tht we are yet to uncover .

Una b goat...

Presidency blocking both Saraki and Ekweremadu from presiding is what?

and denying millions of Nigerians good governance, is not treasonable offence right? 2019 is by the corner

is like this man is on drugs. fake prof. fake SAN

Now they have resorted to blackmail

I believe that the NASS have some credible reasons as to why they have refused to grant the wishes of INEC.

why has the NASS refused to release funds to INEC?
They have more Intel than you could ever grasp.
Those figures being paraded by INEC is at best obnoxious.
Mind you, it is the constitutional duty of the nass to channel the resources of this country to good and efficient use.

INEC has a duty to prove beyond reasonable doubt that those monies if approved would be used to strengthen Nigeria's democracy, until the needful is done, NASS has the legitimacy to withhold such monies from INEC.

Charge and chant all you want, INEC has a duty to relate to the custodians of Nigeria's wealth how any kobo released to them would be spent to the satisfaction of the NASS.

Sagay justt dey loot the country dry
Pretending to be fighting for Buhari APC terrorist party
Prof sagay and rat sense

242 billion Naira for just election?
Thieves!!!

virud:
I believe that the NASS have some credible reasons as to why they have refused to grant the wishes of INEC.

why has the NASS refused to release funds to INEC?
They have more Intel than you could ever grasp.
Those figures being paraded by INEC is at best obnoxious.
Mind you, it is the constitutional duty of the nass to channel the resources of this country to good and efficient use.

INEC has a duty to prove beyond reasonable doubt that those monies if approved would be used to strengthen Nigeria's democracy, until the needful is done, NASS has the legitimacy to withhold such monies from INEC.

Charge and chant all you want, INEC has a duty to relate to the custodians of Nigeria's wealth how any kobo released to them would be spent to the satisfaction of the NASS.

Too much sense no go kee you.