Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) chairman Prof Itse Sagay (SAN) yesterday slammed those criticising President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) for naming dead men among board appointees.

He described the critics as Lilliputians, saying they were idle minds complaining over nothing.

Sagay said the outrage amounts to making a mountain out of a molehill.

To him, the Presidency could not be genuinely faulted in the circumstance.


The professor of law said he was even angry with the Presidency for appearing to be apologetic over the development.

Sagay told our correspondent: “What I find irritating is the so-called outrage by the Nigerian elite that in a list of almost 3,000 people nominated for various agencies, five or six had died.

“And there is a general pretence by the Nigerian elite that it was of huge, monumental importance; that it shows incompetence and all that.

“I ask myself: a list that has been under compilation for over two years, revised and re-revised, do they expect that about 3,000 people would all still be alive after two years?

“If not, do they expect the Presidency to go knocking from door to door 24 hours before the announcement to ask who was dead or alive, or to ask if they would survive until the announcement? Are they supposed to have done that?

“So, the whole thing (criticisms) is extremely unreasonable.”


Sagay said the critics reminded him of Lilliput and Blefuscu, fictional island nations that appear in the first part of the 1726 novel, Gulliver’s Travel,by Jonathan Swift.

“In the book, the nations are inhabited by tiny people who are about one-twelfth the height of ordinary humans. They went to war. What did they go to war for?

“Lilliput believes an egg should be broken from the small end before it is eaten, while Belfuscu believes it should be broken from the big end.

“This gives the impression that the Nigerian elite are filled with Lilliputians, who quarrel over nothing and ignore major issues of importance. And I call this collective stupidity and idleness of the mind,” Sagay said.

Asked if the Presidency should not have verified the list and ensured the appointees were ready, and whether he was absolving the Presidency of blame completely, Sagay said: “I am absolving them of every blame.

“And I am very annoyed with the Presidency for looking apologetic over it. As I said, we’re talking about 3,000 people.

“At what stage should they be checking? Can they verify 3,000 names in 24 hours? Suppose they do it one week before announcement and someone died in-between? Is it their fault too?

“So, since nobody can guarantee life, out of 3,000 within two years, there is nothing unreasonable about that.

“Those vacancies will be filled, and Nigerians should stop quarrelling over nothing and start taking on more important things. They should not behave like idle minds.”

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), former Education Minister Dr Oby Ezekwesili, the lawmaker representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Senator Shehu Sani, and the President of the Campaign for Democracy (CD), Usman Abdul, are among those who criticised President Buhari and the APC for including names of dead men on the boards’ list.

ACF’s National Publicity Secretary Alhaji Muhammad Biu said: “The recent appointments of persons into various boards of parastatals and agencies of the Federal Government by the Presidency, where names of dead persons appeared on the list as published by the media clearly shows that due diligence was not employed.

“The ACF, therefore, calls for proper screening of persons being considered for appointment into various departments and agencies of government in order to avoid such embarrassing incident.”

Dr. Ezekwesili, in a series of tweets, said she was disappointed by the Presidency.

“Some ‘mistakes’ are simply indefensible. Who is that defending that a significant # (2, 3 or 4? Which? ) of dead people are on an appointment list of the FG .@AsoRock that the President, @MBuhari signed off on? Haba. This is the height of what Feyi calls, “anyhowness.” #Tragic,” she stated.

PDP spokesman Kola Ologbondiyan said the error confirmed the party’s position that the APC “administration is completely confused, disorganised and grossly incompetent”.

“Nigerians can now see why the nation’s economy has been in shambles in the last two years. When we say that this government is completely inept, some Nigerians did not know to which level, but now they do.

“This inability to tidy up a simple issue of list of 209 appointees has completely exposed the extent the APC government is bereft of simple organisational skills to manage a country like Nigeria, which is in dire need of development,” PDP said.

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The SSA to the president called it a "mechanical mistake" live on channels TV. That same day the minister of foreign affairs messed up big time, he coundnt answer simple questions like " are our foreign missions well funded?

There is a need for this administrations to have an editorial committe, reviewers etc. Let's avoid unnecesary mistakes.

I am available to work as a reviewer for this administration. I will work free. That's my contribution to nation building.

Some countries are looking up to us . .

The world is watching . .

Weaffhia

Oga SAGAY HAS FINALLY LOST IT!!!

Mr Saga, sir e no go better for you with your family follow join.

hmmn

Fool.Speaking from both sides of his mouth at his age.

GBAM!!

But why bubu sef appoint dead people.. Na so Naija bad reach?

Or is it part of anti-kwuruption fight, dead people can't steal money

One will not take Sagay serious because he is one of the incompetent wagon in this administration. They will never see anything bad in their incompetency since all of their brains are wired with low voltage.

They have refused to do what they preach and have continued to make a mockery of the seat of Presidency and our beloved country

Mr. Sagay's talk is disappointing. You said the appointments that were made today were compiled about 2 years ago. And no revision was made to this list, nobody took a second look at the document before it was ratified by the President. It's so embarrassing that a professor of law can excuse such gross incompetence by the government.

The person feeding you can do no wrong...

1) So when government make mistake they should not apologise?
2)so it took about 2years to compile such names ?

Recencetly, Maina was appointed, we shouted he was fired ,now dead people are been appointed and you said we should keep quiet?
No wonder in Naija today,a lot of dead people are still receiving salaries and allowances some may even be going for training abroad.

I now understand why governors have structure a system that will be paying them huge amount of money after stepping down.Why not? When the dead are getting juicy positions

Sagay, Sagay...senility and dementia have clearly descended upon you! It is so sad that a highly revered legal juggernaut has reduced himself to such a pitiful level. Even ACF is alarmed at the lack of due diligence that should have been a matter of course but here you are... an awful shame really.

chivic:
1) So when government make mistake they should not apologise?
2)so it took about 2years to compile such names ?

Recencetly, Maina was appointed, we shouted he was fired ,now dead people are been appointed and you said we should keep quiet?
No wonder in Naija today,a lot of dead people are still receiving salaries and allowances some may even be going for training abroad.

I now understand why governors have structure a system that will be paying them huge amount of money after stepping down.Why not? When the dead are getting juicy positions

Has Maina actually been fired? The president only ordered, has that order been carried out?

It keeps getting worse with each passing day. I'm even too weak to react to this kind of buffoonery. And this disgusting bastard calls himself a professor of law?

PDP were right on this one.
If this administration can't compile a list of 3000 after 2yrs, how can they manage an economy worth billions?

. See them against Sagay , when it looked like sagay was against APC , They were hailing him and all that call him the only holy sheep , now he's defending buhari , see them abusing him calling him all sort of names , why do you just hate buhari for no reason or anything associated with him ?

They are really hypocrites.

Itse Sagay is an idíot

This kind of crap coming from a professor and SAN, it's seems there is something about this APC led administration that makes men who are brilliant go dumb and stupid when they associate with APC...

Now we are seeing those who computed that list. It was Sagay's advice to appoint dead people as a measure to stop corruption. That is how smart they are. They must destroy the nation beyond repair before they leave office.

Alariiwo:
GBAM!!

But why bubu sef appoint dead people.. Na so Naija bad reach?

Or is it part of anti-kwuruption fight, dead people can't steal money

Kakistocracy: Government by the least qualified or most unprincipled citizens.

cc sekxy, queensekxy, sarrki, python1, leezzz

Funbabaty:
Mr. Sagay's talk is disappointing. You said the appointments that were made today were compiled about 2 years ago. And no revision was made to this list, nobody took a second look at the document before it was ratified by the President. It's so embarrassing that a professor of law can excuse such gross incompetence by the government.

you can see the quality of men advising this government and you are wondering why we are getting the kind of results we are getting.

Itse Sagay is gone.

And this one is a Professor?
This administration has the highest number of Pastors,Professors,Alhajis yet when they make statements,you get worried.
Sagay is a disgrace to his family and his name.

Who really can defend this?
Pathetic.

Alariiwo:
GBAM!!
But why bubu sef appoint dead people.. Na so Naija bad reach?
Or is it part of anti-kwuruption fight, dead people can't steal money

......just like dead Abacha could not have stolen our money, according to dead barawo bubu
Thieves protecting each other gbogbo.

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freeze001:
Has Maina actually been fired? The president only ordered, has that order been carried out?

Good question.
Maybe not yet fired oh. The man is still smiling to the bank, chopping the life of his head on top of dying pensioners whose money he stole.

#Mainagate: Maina Received His Salary And Treated At Least 20 Files In October After Buhari Ordered His Sack -Lawyer

Maina's Request For Reinstatement Was Work In Progress claims AGF Malami
NOV 23, 2017

he Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami , Head of Service of Federation , Winifred Oyo-Ita , Minister of Interior , Abdulrahman Danbazzau and Acting Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission, Joseph Oluremi Akande have all denied their involvement in reinstatement of the former head of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Abdulrasheed Maina.

They made this denial while giving their statements under oath before the House of Representatives Adhoc Committee Investigative Hearing on the disappearance, reappearance, and promotion of Maina at National Assembly in Abuja.

More from: http://saharareporters.com/2017/11/23/mainagate-maina-received-his-salary-and-treated-least-20-files-october-after-buhari

The most annoying thing is that this man is not just an ordinary Nigerian, but a professor of law.
If a professor of law can think like this, then we should forgive Sarrki when he does what he is used to.
The people who got the appointment, got it on what grounds?
Buhari sympathized with the family of one of the dead appointees.
Yet this old zombie comes to talk nonsense.
I have said it before and will continue to say it, Nigeria cannot be repaired.

What a country!

Who takes Sir-gay serious anymore? Dude is a braindead sycophant that would say anything to protect the source of his daily bread. Bloody lunatic.

Sagay is a mad man, can he handle his private business like this?

They expect people/Nigerians who manage multi-million Naira/dollar industries in different capacities and wont hesitate to sack a secretary or the whole admin department if a dis-repute of this magnitude was brought upon them to just keep calm and swallow ineptitude.

collectively stupid indeed. This would pain so many wailing zombies, Chio Sagay why would you expose their foolery to them.