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Malami Wants To Shut Down EFCC – Itse Sagay

Malami Wants To Shut Down EFCC – Itse Sagay

The Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, PACAC, led by Prof. Itse Sagay, has vehemently kicked against the proposed bill for the amendment of the establishment Act of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

Sagay, in a statement on Wednesday, called on Nigerians and the National Assembly to reject the bill.

The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami yesterday disclosed that the Federal Executive Council, FEC, has approved establishment of a new agency which will be saddled with proper coordination of all recovered looted assets.

He said the new agency, known as the ‘Proceeds …

‘Amotekun Is Legal’ – Prof. Itse Sagay

Chairman of Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption, PACAC, Prof. Itse Sagay, has thrown his weight behind the establishment of Operation Amotekun by Southwest governors.

Sagay insisted that Amotekun was legal and was in line with the constitutional role of the governors as chief security officers of their states.

Recall that governors from Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Ondo, Ekiti, and Lagos States had last week Thursday in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital launched a security outfit called Amotekun.

However, the PACAC Chairman said the Police lacked adequate manpower to effectively secure a country of nearly 200 million people, hence the establishment of …

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Sagay Endorses Magu’s Confirmation As EFCC Chair

The Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) has made a case for the appointment of the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, as the substantive chairman of the commission.

The endorsement of Magu by PACAC was made yesterday by PACAC’s Chairman, Professor Itse Sagay, when he led his team on solidarity visit to the EFCC boss at the Commission’s Headquarters.

While declaring that Magu deserves appointment as the substantive chairman of the EFCC, Sagay said: “When something is good, when you see high quality, merit, dedication, and somebody who is courageous in the fight

Gbemi Sagay To Chair 2019 LAIF Awards Jurors

Gbemi Sagay, a renowned illustrator and advertising practitioner, has been announced as the chief juror of the 2019 Lagos Advertising and Ideas Festival (LAIF) awards, slated to hold on 14 December at the Landmark Event Centre, Lagos.

This was disclosed in a statement signed by Chairman, LAIF Management Board, Steve Babaeko.

The chief juror, the statement noted, is vastly experienced in the marketing communications industry and is expected to, alongside his fellow jurors, bring his expertise to the fore to ensure that only the best of the numerous submitted entries are shortlisted and subsequently awarded.

Sagay has almost four decades …

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2023: APC Wont Zone Presidency To North – Prof. Itse Sagay

Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay, has told the North not to think of contesting the 2023 presidential election, as it is the turn of the South to produce the next president of Nigeria. In this interview with VINCENT KALU, the legal luminary gave conditions Igbo must fulfil to succeed Buhari.

Nigeria is more divided now than even during the civil war, why and how can this division be arrested?

Yes. Nigeria is more divided now because a lot of people who were living on free Nigerian money which they didn’t work for; which were depleting …