Senatorial Candidate of the United Democratic Party, UDP, for Abia North district, Chief Charles Ude, has called for the removal of the immunity clause from the constitution.

He said doing so would make it difficult for corrupt governors to personalise and divert funds meant for the development of their states.

Ude, who stated this weekend in an interview with DAILY POST in Abuja, was reacting to the Appellate Court’s reduction of jail terms for two ex-governors, Joshua Dariye and Jolly Nyame.

Recall that Justice Stephen Adah in a unanimous decision of the Court of Appeal reduce Dariye’s jail-term from 14 to 10 years. He was a two-term governor of Plateau state.

Similarly, Justice Abdul Aboki-led Appeal Court panel slashed Nyame’s sentence from 14 to 12 years. Like Dariye, he was a two-term governor of Taraba state.

Speaking, Ude faulted the delay in the prosecution and sentencing of the governors who both left office 11 years ago.

He regretted that though the jail terms were fair for the more than 20 charges brought against each of the governors, the people were denied prompt justice because of the immunity Dariye and Nyame enjoyed at the time when they diverted their state funds.

He insisted that without the immunity clause in the constitution, more governors would apply greater sense of responsibility in the handling of the people’s commonwealth.

“I hope the appropriate institutions will see the need, through Dariye and Nyame’s cases, to remove the immunity clause from our constitution.

“It will go a long way in making those who hold public offices as governors and president not to see the funds of their states as their own. It will promote some responsibility in governance,” he said.

Ude went further to fault the jail term reductions on the ground of the governors being ‘first time’ offenders, saying the law does not capture that idea in criminal cases.

He said: “If you look at the reduction of the terms given the analyses of the Appellate Court that they were first time offenders, you will but wonder.

“There is nothing like that in law in criminal cases. If it were murder trial would the Court have said the governors were first time murderers?

“Again, I think in a case of conspiracy a governor alone cannot to down. There should be other people involved but I wonder how they managed to let them off the hook.

“But for more than 20 charges against the governors, I think the jail terms were fair,” he concluded.

https://www.mcebisco.com.ng/2018/11/why-governors-should-not-have-immunity.html

be careful..these governors are ruthless and can do the unthinkable... this your party sef?..if you get 5k you try

^^^ try again

Even if there was no immunity for Governors, EFCC will still have reason not to investigate Ganduje Gandollar

Noted

If Nigeria is ever going to advance it will be like the next 5000 years.

Nobody should even have immunity in Nigeria. Till our politicians get sense.

They all hide under immunity and commit heinous crimes against humanity

The case of GANDOLLAR is a good case study.


For me, no immunity for anybody till further notice!

The real problem is the insincerity of our politicians.

A governor like Ganduje even with immunity ought to be impeached and prosecuted but you see, he is in APC, so he's a saint and his sins are over looked by father Buhari.

Evil men!

DrObum:
The real problem is the insincerity of our politicians.

A governor like Ganduje even with immunity ought to be impeached and prosecuted but you see, he is in APC, so he's a saint and his sins are over looked by father Buhari.

Evil men!

was fayose impeached?...u were making sense until u became sentimental

blacks deceiving themselves from time memorial... immunity clause to looting a state and thereby they can gather enough lawyers with the stolen resources to defend them...I just do wonder why are we so backward..no wonder a sitting governor can. commit a crime and go Scot free...

martineverest:
was fayose impeached?...u were making sense until u became sentimental

So, Fayose justifies it now?

Was Fayose caught in any scandal with this glaring evidence like Ganduje?

Immunity to them is like eating from the gutter and still be forming superman

charity begins at home --why not advocate for a lower pay for NASS members,then you can get involved in other peoples affairs.

Delivar:
If Nigeria is ever going to advance it will be like the next 5000 years.

mankind will cease to exist long before then.

Climate change, overpopulation, wars, nuclear radiation...

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babyfaceafrica:
be careful..these governors are ruthless and can do the unthinkable... this your party sef?..if you get 5k you try

See comment!

E don be for that shithole

The greatest post of the year from the greatest revolutionary with a transformational political ambition.

Makes sense;

Immunity from what? Stealing?

DrObum:
The real problem is the insincerity of our politicians.

A governor like Ganduje even with immunity ought to be impeached and prosecuted but you see, he is in APC, so he's a saint and his sins are over looked by father Buhari.

Evil men!

Not just an APC thing bro.

Even if the immunity is removed, there is still impunity.

The removal of the immunity clause that protects the President and governors will help tackle corruption and ensure good governance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP0qLiQy6Lg

Nigeria Revisiting the Immunity Clause

True. Even the Senate president and his deputy wants immunity. Trust me, it can never be removed. Btw, do you know that the top echelon in APC ad PDP do meet in private to share your national cake? Do you know that atiki and Jonathan are friends? Jonathan gives Atiku Intel the license for clearing goods on the sea. Do you also know tinubu and Atiku are friends? Before you come out and kill yourself over politicians, or spread hate speech. Ask yourself if that politicians you are fighting for will care for you once he win the post. Always fight for the best. Never settle for less. If you see your hero or your candidate doing bad, call him out. Don't follow him sheepishly. This is the part where I disagree with that guy segalink. Both PDP and APC are the same. God bless Nigeria. God also bless the hardworking youths and those that love the country genuinely

WaffenSS:


mankind will cease to exist long before then.

Climate change, overpopulation, wars, nuclear radiation...

Unless the earth's atmospheric conditions rapidly transforms in a way that doesn't support life anymore I think mankind will still exist till the next 5000 years. 5000 years is not too distant. The effects of overpopulation, disease outbreak or major wars will only reduce the population but can't make humans completely extinct. Don't forget that humans are intelligent species and can always come up with clever means of survival.

noted