By Charles Adegbite and Romanus
Ugwu, Abuja
SOCIAL activist, Yinka Odumakin has
described a proposed amendment of the
1999 Constitution (as amended), to allow
immunity for presiding officers of the
National Assembly as well as pension for
the Senate President and deputy and
Speaker of the House of
Representatives and deputy as a
desperate attempt to push Nigerians to
the wall.
The proposal by the senators was an
outcome of the two-day retreat on
Constitution Review organised by the
Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Consti­
tution Review in Lagos at the weekend.
Odumakin advised lawmakers not to try
it when he spoke with Daily Sun
yesterday. “How can they be asking for
pension when there areNigerians who
have not received salary for a year,
despite the fact that the minimum wage
is still N18,000. It is a sign that they are
insensitive to the suffering of common
people at this critical time when the
nation is facing serious economic crisis.”
On immunity from criminal prosecution,
Odumakin insisted “there should not be
immunity for governors and that
nobody should be above the law, as
long as you have come to serve us, now,
they are now talking of immunity for
lawmakers.”
Meanwhile, Socio-Economic Rights and
Accountability Project (SERAP) has
described the proposals as “self-serving
and despicable.” SERAP, in a statement
by its Executive Director, Adetokunbo
Mumuni, called on Senate President
Bukola Saraki and Speaker Yakubu
Dogara to “show leadership and refocus
the National Assembly to be able to
perform their legislative functions in a
manner that will rid the country of
impunity for corruption and not
embrace or tolerate it. Granting
senators and Representatives immunity
and life pensions would neither enhance
governance accountability nor
contribute to the betterment of
Nigerians.”

Source:

http://sunnewsonline.com/immunity-pension-for-nass-leaders-they-shouldnt-push-nigerians-to-the-wall-odumakin/

Lalasticlala, mynd44,
Over to you

Nigerian politicians are "glorified thieves".

walcut:
Nigerian politicians are "glorified thieves".

humnnn!

But let us reason it.

We have 3 arms of government.
1- the EXECUTIVE (president & vice enjoys immunity & life pension.

2- the legislature (they dont have immunity nor life pension)

3- the judicilly (he enjoys immunity & life pension.

Doesnt it look like someone is been cheated here?
Remember that the number 4 citizen is the SENATE PRESIDENT & number 5 citizen is the Speaker.
Why will the chief judge who is lower now have immunity & life pension while someone who is higher in ranking doesnt?

Lets look at it from that angle.

KissCODE:
humnnn!

But let us reason it.

We have 3 arms of government.
1- the EXECUTIVE (president & vice enjoys immunity & life pension.

2- the legislature (they dont have immunity nor life pension)

3- the judicilly (he enjoys immunity & life pension.

Doesnt it look like someone is been cheated here?
Remember that the number 4 citizen is the SENATE PRESIDENT & number 5 citizen is the Speaker.
Why will the chief judge who is lower now have immunity & life pension while someone who is higher in ranking doesnt?

Lets look at it from that angle.

okay...
I will look into it.
Okay?