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Protesters Storm National Assembly . by Miracleojo(m): 7:14am On Jun 18, 2015
Protesters storm N’Assembly, demand death penalty for corruption
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Some protesters stormed the National Assembly on Wednesday and demanded a legislation that would prescribed death penalty as punishment for corruption in the country.

Speaking under a group, Voice of the Voiceless, they said there was no way Nigeria would made progress if corruption in public office was not brought under control.

They wrote separate letters to the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Yakubu Dogara.

In the letter to the House, which was signed by the National Coordinator of the group, Mr. Oliver Ezeala, the protesters wrote, “Corruption, as we are all aware of, has eaten so deep into the fabric of this great nation and we are strongly advocating the death penalty to anybody who is found guilty of corrupt practices, no matter how highly-placed such an individual is in the society.

“Nigeria has tried every other measure of deterrent but to no avail.

“We want this great nation to toe the path of countries such as Indonesia, Singapore, China and other world powers who have achieved so much developmental strides as a result of their zero tolerance for corruption.”

However, they said they were confident that with President Muhammadu Buhari in power, the fight against corruption would be fast-tracked.

“We believe that he will fight this our common hydra-headed enemy to a complete standstill,” the letter added.

Meanwhile, the Deputy Speaker of the House, Mr. Yusuf Lasun, on Wednesday deplored the high rate of unemployment in the country.

Lasun observed that to make matters worse, there were many fraudsters who engaged in employment racketeering by collecting money from youths for non-existing jobs.

Lasun spoke in Abuja when some Osun State indigenes paid him a visit at the National Assembly.

However, he promised that the current House would partner the executive arm of government to address the situation.

“Since the (federal) capital was moved out of Lagos, it is very difficult to get employment for our people.

“It is horrible to hear that people collect money from young graduates to get employed,” he told the visitors.

The Osun Indigenes, made up mainly of National Assembly employees, were led by the President of Association of Osun State Indigenes, Mr. Oluremi Ajibade.

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Re: Protesters Storm National Assembly . by natas22: 7:17am On Jun 18, 2015
No pics
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Re: Protesters Storm National Assembly . by mrvitalis(m): 7:18am On Jun 18, 2015
Were is NLC and TUC, the save Nigeria group.
And the rest. This what we want from pressure group
Re: Protesters Storm National Assembly . by CLASSMAN: 7:19am On Jun 18, 2015
Funny una wan make dem sign their death warrant

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Re: Protesters Storm National Assembly . by Brightology2(m): 7:20am On Jun 18, 2015
Pishure or ..........
Re: Protesters Storm National Assembly . by Nobody: 7:56am On Jun 18, 2015
This is a nice move to place heat on saraki. If he doesn't fall, ekweremadu will. grin


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Re: Protesters Storm National Assembly . by Nobody: 7:58am On Jun 18, 2015
Do we still have Labour congress leaders in this country??


Chai! Oshiomole sad
Re: Protesters Storm National Assembly . by kromoto: 7:59am On Jun 18, 2015
If the law gets enacted almost all Nigerians will be executed.

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Re: Protesters Storm National Assembly . by Gr8amechi: 8:16am On Jun 18, 2015
This is what we are supposed to champion not some useless youth who hide behind computer to form analyst or freedom fighters
Re: Protesters Storm National Assembly . by Nobody: 8:18am On Jun 18, 2015
SarahBabyxx:
Do we still have Labour congress leaders in this country??


Chai! Oshiomole sad
#monitoring u
Re: Protesters Storm National Assembly . by Nobody: 8:24am On Jun 18, 2015
OREMUSSANCTUS:
#monitoring u
For what?

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