hehehehe...........Legal luminary, professor Sagay has lamented on how the course of justice is derailed by politicians who feign sickness.
Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), Chairman of the Presidential Advisory
Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), has bemoaned the attitudes of some
Nigerians who play the sick game when being tried for an alleged
offence committed.
Speaking in a chat with Daily Independent, Sagay said it is
unfortunate that many public officials commit acts of impunity in sound
health but pretend to be sick when being tried in order to whip up
sentiments.
Reacting to the recent case of Dino Melaye, senator representing
Kogi West who appeared in court on Thursday in a stretcher, Sagay said
he cannot say whether Melaye is pretending or not until the hospital or
court say so.
“I am worried by the attitudes of public officials who play the
sick game whenever they are being tried. The only thing is from what i
see on television, it is difficult for me to know whether it is genuine
or fake.
“I think in the case of Olisa Metuh, the court did not take his
medical condition that seriously. The court didn’t think it was genuine
or as serious as he wanted it to be. We have to go by what the court
says.
“This is our attitude in this country. When you are engaging in
impunity, you do it in full health but when payback time comes, then
you are sick and you want to avoid the consequences of what you did with
open eyes.
“This is what am always talking about. Let us do what is right
and not now begin to look for excuses and promote sentiments when you
are being visited by the law for the wrongdoings you committed. It is
very unfortunate,” he said.
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