Prof. Sagay faults Buhari's panel investigating ex- EFCC Boss

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Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), the Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee on Corruption, PACAC, has criticised President Muhammadu Buhari’s panel probing the suspended Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu. 

The erudite professor of law faulted the constitution of the panel exempting the Chairman of the panel Isa Ayo Salami as the only person on the panel without any vested interest in the Buhari's team. 

The other members of the panel are DIG Anthony Ogbizi Michael (NPF)- South-South, Deputy Chairman; Muhammad Abubakar Babadoko, Federal Ministry of Justice (North Central); Hassan Yahaya Abdullahi (DSS) (North Central); Muhammad Shamsuddeen (OAGF) (North West); Douglas Egweme (NFIU) South-East, while Kazeem Attitebi (South-West) will serve as the Secretary.


“I criticise the Salami panel for taking evidence from the accusers behind Magu’s back and for not giving him the petitions against him in advance of his defence,” Sagay said, according to the Nation.

The frontline lawyer noted that the panel is packed with DSS, Ministry of Justice and others from security agencies who are all Magu’s accusers.

“Justice Salami appears to be the only neutral person on the panel.

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“The Supreme Court of the golden age era once condemned this in strong terms in Chief Gani Fawehinmi v. the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee ([1985] 2 NWLR (Pt. 7) p. 300) as ‘come here quickly for your assured condemnation’.

Sagay, also said that he believes that Salami, whom he described as a man of integrity, will not allow any injustice to happen in spite of the composition of the panel.

Aliyu Lemu, Magu’s lawyer, Aliyu Lemu had  said that  his client has not been informed why the panel is conducting the investigation.

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