Sagay To Senate: You Are Enemy Of Democracy, Not IGP

Prof. Itse Sagay, Chairman of the Presidential Advisory
Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) on Wednesday said the senate
through their actions are constituting themselves as dangers to
Nigeria’s democracy and not the Inspector- General of Police,
Ibrahim Idris.

The Senate has declared the IGP as an enemy of democracy, saying
he is unfit to hold a public office.

Senate President Bukola Saraki announced this on Wednesday
during plenary at the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly in
Abuja, the nation’s capital.

But speaking in a chat with our reporter Sagay said the IGP
cannot be said to shun the senate as he sent a representative who
is a DIG but was rejected by the Senate.

He said by abandoning their legislative duties to visit their
colleagues who are facing trial, the national assembly has proven
they are the real enemy of democracy.

“Absolutely not! I don’t think the IGP has constituted himself
as enemy of our democracy”.

“It is the conduct of the senate that constitutes danger to
democracy because of the way they frequently abandon their
constitutional responsibilities and move en masse to engage in
solidarity visits to their individual members who are undergoing
trial in hospitals or other places. That is an indication of
abandonment of democracy” .

“They have regularly abused their rights under this democracy
and have demonstrated that they are not sufficiently mature to
operate in liberal democracy. That is what I have seen”.

Prof. Itse Sagay, Chairman of the Presidential Advisory
Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) on Wednesday said the senate
through their actions are constituting themselves as dangers to
Nigeria’s democracy and not the Inspector- General of Police,
Ibrahim Idris.

The Senate has declared the IGP as an enemy of democracy, saying
he is unfit to hold a public office.

Senate President Bukola Saraki announced this on Wednesday
during plenary at the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly in
Abuja, the nation’s capital.

But speaking in a chat with our reporter Sagay said the IGP
cannot be said to shun the senate as he sent a representative who
is a DIG but was rejected by the Senate.

He said by abandoning their legislative duties to visit their
colleagues who are facing trial, the national assembly has proven
they are the real enemy of democracy.

“Absolutely not! I don’t think the IGP has constituted himself
as enemy of our democracy”.

“It is the conduct of the senate that constitutes danger to
democracy because of the way they frequently abandon their
constitutional responsibilities and move en masse to engage in
solidarity visits to their individual members who are undergoing
trial in hospitals or other places. That is an indication of
abandonment of democracy” .

“They have regularly abused their rights under this democracy
and have demonstrated that they are not sufficiently mature to
operate in liberal democracy. That is what I have seen”.