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Nigerian Senate To Remove Immunity For President, Governors And Their Deputies by givenbiznews: 10:59am On Dec 29, 2016
The Senate has commenced the process of
amending section 308 of the 1999
Constitution which gives immunity to
president, vice president, governors and
deputy governors in the country.
A bill sponsored by Senator Ovie Omo-
Agege (LP, Delta) on the immunity removal
has been referred to the Senate Committee
on Constitution amendment chaired by the
Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu,
Daily Trust reports.
The bill proposed the substitution of
subsection 308(2) which reads “the
provisions of subsection (1) of this section
shall not apply to civil proceedings against
a person to whom this section applies in his
official capacity or to civil or criminal
proceedings in which such a person is only
a nominal party”, with a new section.
The proposed amendment reads, “the
provisions of subsection (1) of this section
shall not apply to, (a) ‘civil proceedings
against a person to whom this section
applies in his official capacity or to civil or
criminal proceedings in which such a person
is only a nominal party’.
It (b) part reads, “criminal proceedings
connected to, related to or arising from
economic and financial crimes”.
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Re: Nigerian Senate To Remove Immunity For President, Governors And Their Deputies by wydmag(m): 11:03am On Dec 29, 2016
Didn't read where the immunity clause apply to them!
Re: Nigerian Senate To Remove Immunity For President, Governors And Their Deputies by alexiej(m): 11:06am On Dec 29, 2016
It's about time.
Re: Nigerian Senate To Remove Immunity For President, Governors And Their Deputies by kcnwaigbo: 11:08am On Dec 29, 2016
Removing the immunity claiuse from Governors will make the president a tyrant. I trust the PDP senators to throw out the useless bill.It will never see the light of the day

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Re: Nigerian Senate To Remove Immunity For President, Governors And Their Deputies by adeoye27(m): 11:10am On Dec 29, 2016
They will never allow the bill to see the light of the day.If this is passed,hope the president will not spend four years answering court cases on corruption and many other cases.
Re: Nigerian Senate To Remove Immunity For President, Governors And Their Deputies by DuruCrusher(m): 11:11am On Dec 29, 2016
What about the ones for Senators and house of reps..


This country sef.. .
I tire

Re: Nigerian Senate To Remove Immunity For President, Governors And Their Deputies by ritababe(f): 11:25am On Dec 29, 2016
wont work
Re: Nigerian Senate To Remove Immunity For President, Governors And Their Deputies by Mynd44: 11:55am On Dec 29, 2016

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