Dead appointees: Sagay slams Buhari’s critics

The Chairman , Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption , Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN) , has berated those criticising President Muhammadu Buhari for including the names of eight deceased persons on his new list of appointees into the board of Federal Government agencies .
The Arewa Consultative Forum, a former Minister of Education , Mrs. Oby Ezekwesili, and some other notable Nigerians had criticised the President for the gaffe
However , Sagay told our correspondent during a telephone interview on Monday that the fuss generated over the list was needless .
The senior advocate said the list was compiled over a year ago and there was no way the President would have known that eight persons out of 1 , 467 on the list had died
He said , “ This list has been under preparation for over two years. There were recommendations from governors , ministers and other important members of the APC . And that list has about 1 , 500 persons. So , can any normal person be surprised that about six people have died out of almost 2 , 000 in two years?
“ Also , was the Presidency supposed to have visited the homes of each of the appointees to know if they were still alive ? The outrage is unreasonable and needless . Even as we speak , how do you know that one or two persons have not died since their appointments were announced ? Do we control life ?
“ The impression that I have is that the Nigerian elite have a Lilliputian mind . For me , the whole episode shows the stupidity of those who were outraged . I think it is evidence of idleness of mind . ”
Source_Punch News