Itse Sagay, Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), has proposed a solution for the Federal Government to approve funds for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), without awaiting the approval of the National Assembly.

In a statement released on Wednesday, Sagay noted that the seeming delay by the National Assembly on approving funds for the 2019 elections would have negative impact on democracy.

"If elections are not held, it will mean the collapse of our democracy, leading to chaos and anarchy," he said.

"The question that arises is simple. Which is more critical to democracy and the survival of Nigeria: Is it (1) the power of the National Assembly to approve budgets or (2) the survival of democracy and Nigeria itself?

“If the survival of democracy is more important and fundamental to Nigeria’s existence, then failure to approve the budget for elections will trigger the doctrine of necessity, thus compelling the funding of election without the approval of the National Assembly.

“It is simply a question of the survival of democracy and the continued existence of Nigeria. The power of approval of budget is just a single item in the whole of the Constitution. On the contrary, elections and democracy which they support, constitute what the whole Constitution is about.”

Proposing a solution, he said: “The overriding necessity and imperative of elections and democracy simply override the power of National Assembly. If the National Assembly refuses or fails to approve the budget for election, the doctrine of necessity will validate the provision of the funds without the National Assembly’s approval.”

However, Senator Suleiman Nazif, Co-Chairman of the National Assembly Joint Committee on INEC, has said the committee will reconvene on August 27 to conclude work on the INEC budget submitted to it by President Muhammadu Buhari.

http://saharareporters.com/2018/08/23/sagay-advises-fg-fund-inecs-2019-election-budget-without-national-assemblys-approval

this sagay self,but you still need legislative arm of government to ratify it or you go to court of law to argue it in your favour as it happened during GEJ administration. professor of law my foot.

Another option is the contingencies fund. If the amount in the fund is enough to cover INEC's budget, it can be utilized for the election based on the president's approval. The president doesn't need the consent of the national assembly to spend from the already established contingencies fund.

Chai Nizoorians are doomed if fools like this are SAN

All these educated illiterates trying to push this contraption into a state of dictator rulership just to please the Paedophile president thought that when the tsunami comes, they and their children will be left out.

My happiness is that those that promised us(Igbos) lagoon are now the rushing lagoon. Isn't God wonderful

Toonu Chineke anyị!

You people just talk like the constitution was written today and by APC.. as things unfold, we should be grateful for a dogged NASS leadership, to think all of this impunity would have been waved off with reckless abandon to the people.

-Fund a request without due process?
-Dip hands into tax payers money just because he can?

This insult is because we let the helicopter he bought without due process slide.
Nigeria should be weary of these set of rulers winning election, as they would re-write our laws to how it conveniently fits them.

Clowns

This man has completely lost it. His family must be ashamed of him


He knows not what he is saying. Nigga needs help

seunmsg:
Another option is the contingencies fund. If the amount in the fund is enough to cover INEC's budget, it can be utilized for the election based on the president's approval. The president doesn't need the consent of the national assembly to spend from the already established contingencies fund.

Then they should use the contingency funds nah, what's the fuss about, the national assembly are on annual recess, they already told us when they will reconvene, so why the noise, Itse Sagay, a so called lawyer is saying they should override the national assembly which is very wrong, they should be patient.

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it's really true that.....

OLD AGE DOESN'T MEAN YOU ARE FULL OF WISDOM shaa

So sad that we have them everywhere messing things up

ALOOTER continua!!!!

Yes

Okay

Yes na! The 10million Buhari borrowed in 2015 to buy APC form has yielded mega interest from Internally Generated Corruption so Baba is heavily loaded now. He can even afford to buy more cows now and can single handedly fund Nigeria economy without the NASS.

Time will tell

why not? is it going 2 be his 1st time doing so?
BUHARI THE TYRANNY!
under him, democracy has lost its taste,
what a country.

He wants to spend 3times what was epent in 2015..Buhari is a Kriminal..

This one na charge and bail professor this country don tire me

this useless lawyer

Prof sagay pls use the president and not Buhari...don't make it sounds as if he owns the money.

Sagay you receive your salaries as when due so i cannot argue unnecessarily with you.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7V0-O2JpbY

Chai what has Buhari done to prof sagay, if they didn't need nass approval why did they submit the proposal to them

True that