Our Lawmakers Want To Be Above The Law

A Bill that may grant immunity to members of the National Assembly and state assemblies scaled through the second reading on Wednesday.

Titled: “A Bill for An Act to Amend the Legislative Houses, Powers and Privileges Act, Cap L12 2004, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria and for Other Related Purposes, 2009,” it was sponsored by Henry Dickson (PDP, Bayelsa).

Leading debate on the bill, Mr. Dickson, who is also the chairman of the House Committee on Justice, said there is need to propose a procedure that should be followed when a member commits a crime. According to him, by doing so, the lawmakers would be adequately protected and the country’s democracy deepened.

He said a lawmaker should not be arrested on the basis of a mere allegation, but that the security agencies making the arrest should only make such arrest when there is a warrant of arrest or if the person is caught committing the crime.

He added that such agencies should first communicate to the leadership of the House concerned before the lawmaker that commits the crime is arrested,

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Na wa ooo _{*Shakes his head*} What is that country turning to?

So lawmakers instead of leading by example actually want to be above the law. Naija never ceases to amaze me sha  .

This is simply because they don't want to be put to justice or held accountable anymore for stealing,manipulating and cheating, They know they break the laws first before any other Nigerians, They are the No 1 thieves we have, I.T.T ( International Thief Thief )

@Afrocynic

U beat me to it.

Are they not above the law already?So why d bill?_Lawbreakers

na them sabi well,well

They should make a law that makes them immune to death

Wetin we no go see for Naija. God help us.

When has nigeria ever been a lawful nation?

Nigeria, i wonder when we'll start to put the interest of the nation above our personal own. Maybe before Jesus comes back

Meanwhile in another part of the globe

ITALINA PRIME MINISTER LOSES IMMUNITY


Italy's Constitutional Court has overturned a law granting Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi immunity from prosecution while in office.

The move opens the possibility that Mr Berlusconi, 73, could stand trial in at least three court cases, including one in which he is accused of corruption

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8295716.stm

I wonder what our "dishourable" Honourables are turning themselves to, they should also add life jail to stealing and corruption perpetrated by them while in office, Bunch of idiots,

these goons neva fail to amuse the electorate!

see what Poverty of The Mind causes!!

God help them!!!

@abidex. Is like d so called BABALAWO in 9ja no dey sufer frm dese fct devils steps. My gr8est expectation na d day way dem go send THUNER-STRIKE make e kill any politician wether local or national level. 9ja! D closest place 2 HELL.

The bill is been sponsored in anticipation of the crimes they would commit come 2011 election. Isn't there a way we can stop them from passing this bill into law?

Nothing new here, they were already above the law, the problem was that they were having to line other peoples pocket for their freedom.

So what would the clever animals do?  They had a light bulb moment and voila;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

Promulgate a law to legitimize our freedom, that way we dont  have to line pockets again.

This is another point to show that the concept called Nigeria has failed.

Where is the STATE OF EMERGENCY your President declared on the power sector? He's still promising 6,000 megawatts in the next 2 months, where as there's nothing on ground yet.

He thinks the UN doesn't know that Nigeria is goverened with lies and fallacy.