ANY MINISTER WHO DOES NOT RESPECT OSINBAJO SHOULD BE DISMISSED - SAGAY

The Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption (PACAC), Professor Itse Sagay (SAN), said that a minister who publicly disavows Acting President Yemi Osinbajo risks being dismissed for insubordination.

Sagay said in a statement on Thursday, while reacting to a statement by the Attorney General of the Federation and Justice Minister Abubakar Malami on the appointment of Ibrahim Magu as EFCC Chairman.

He stated that the opinion of the Acting President or President was final.

“The Executive Council of the Federation, also known as FEC, cannot have views that are separate or different from those of the President, or where applicable, the Acting President; otherwise, that will constitute gross insubordination and misconduct that can lead to dismissal.

“Therefore, the slant being given to the statement of the Attorney General of the Federation, namely; that the Executive Council of the Federation is entitled to meet in order to express an opinion or view on a matter on which the President or Acting President has already expressed his views or opinions is wrong, misleading and totally unconstitutional,” Sagay said.