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Constitutional Amendment - Ex Convicts Can Run For Presidency by naijachix(m): 8:39am On Mar 25, 2010 |
Criminals can contest, says senate In a dramatic move, the Senate yesterday voted to delete an aspect of the Constitution which prohibits people indicted for various offences from contesting elections. Ike Ekweremadu, the deputy senate president and the leader of the constitution review committee which made the recommendation argued that if left in the constitution, it can be used by government officials to witch-hunt political opponents. Mr. Ekweremadu, a lawyer, also argued that other provisions in section 137 of the constitution can adequately cover the intentions of the deleted section. The section, 137 (1), prohibits people who have been indicted for embezzlement or fraud by state or federal panels of enquiry or tribunals from running for presidential office. During the voting, 90 senators supported that it be deleted while only five senators voted for the retention of the section. However, typographical errors and omissions prevented the Senate from formally passing the draft after the final reading on Wednesday. Naija of our dream! http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/News/National/5545140-146/criminals_can_contest_says_senate_.csp |
Re: Constitutional Amendment - Ex Convicts Can Run For Presidency by jamace(m): 11:25pm On Mar 25, 2010 |
These senators are preparing ground for their future. This singular act will further tarnish Nigeria's image as a country where criminals are constitutionaly celebrated. Nigeria is finished! |
Re: Constitutional Amendment - Ex Convicts Can Run For Presidency by DeepSoul(f): 11:28pm On Mar 25, 2010 |
Why do I smell Ibori all over this ?? |
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