The Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay, has faulted the move by the Senate to amend the law regulating the conduct of the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB and the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT.
According to Sagay, the move by the Senate had shown that the legislative arm of government intended to encourage corrupt practices and shield corrupt leaders from prosecution.
Sagay stressed that the Senate by its action had show the lack of moral integrity on the part of its members.
He said, “It’s a surprise to me, because I really don’t know that our mentality has degenerated to such a level of self-service that the people, who were sent to the National Assembly to make laws for the benefit of all Nigerians, have started a process that will allow a complete crisis.
“To me, this is the highest level of shameless misconduct by the generality of the members of the red chamber. Obviously, there is no limit to the level of disgusting things they can do.”
DAILY POST recalls that the Senate yesterday hurriedly passed the bill to amend the conduct of CCB and CCT for second reading, barely 48 hours after it was presented by the sponsor, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, on the floor of the senate.
The Senate had set Tuesday next week to commence deliberation on another bill meant to amend the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, ACJA that will remove the powers of the CCT to try criminal cases.
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