Itse Sagay dares Senate, you have no power to summon me

Chidi Samuel || The Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Itse Sagay, the Chairman of the Presidential Advisory committee Against Corruption Wednesday declared that the Nigerian Senate does not have the powers to summon him over his description of the the Upper legislative house as ‘childish and irresponsible’ and one ‘filled by people of questionable character’.

Mr. Sagay was reacting to the summons by the Senate to appear before its committee on ethics, privileges and public petitions over comments credited to him.

“They have no power or authority to summon me,” Mr Sagay, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and law professor, said. “I am not in the category of persons they can summon.”

“They ought to know that I do not come within the category of persons they can summon,” said Mr. Sagay.

“I would advise them to tell their lawyers to check the Sections 88 and 89 of the Constitution. Through that, they will know I don’t come within that category.”

“They don’t have authority to summon me. I am outside the group of persons they can summon. I am not a civil servant, I don’t belong to any commission or any…”

On whether his work as the chairman of the presidential anti-graft committee does not fall within the category mentioned in Section 88 of the Constitution, Mr. Sagay told Premium times, “That’s why I said they should look at the Constitution. My work comes totally outside of their power.

“I’m not going to give those details now; but if they are foolish enough to insist on my coming, at the appropriate time and at appropriate venue, all the details will come out

“But now let me just make general statement: they have no power or authority to summon me. Period!”