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This is quite long epistle but I crave the indulgence of every reader to exercise patience while reading it. I have come to appreciate Nairaland as a website which unify Nigerians of all categories irrespective of the class, the topics are mostly issues affecting us as Nigerians in Nigeria and diaspora. I also know that this site is one of the very few sites that cannot be toiled with by many of the power that be if they truly want to maintain the support base of the very enlightened youths. As a result, I have decide to post this hoping same might make the front page for the world to see.
I am a lawyer called to the Nigerian Bar, I have been in the practise of law for some time that I realise that there is urgent need to amend some of our laws if we are truly serious to achieve the change we really voted for. It is no longer news that some class of persons launder so much money that they stash their account home and abroad with Billions they may not live to spend, this is very insulting to us a nation considering the poor state of our economy but the issue can be properly addressed with adequate laws that will properly address this issue. The offence of money laundering needs not be bailable, anybody arrested and charged with the offence should be remanded in prison while we have the trial which should be quite speedy, the judges should stop granting bail and where same would be granted we should have an entirely new process where the defendants are made to insure their bail with disclosure of properties twice the amount they are being charged for, room should be allowed for surety to also give insurance with such properties so that if they eventually jump bail or abscond they will forfeit all of such asset while they are declared wanted such that the interpol can always extradite them anywhere they may choose to hide. The essence of the remand will also serve the object of speedy trial of the new Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015, all of our highly paid lawyers will be discouraged against bringing any frivolous application meant to stall the trial if they know that the more time is delayed in the trial the more time their client spend in custody. Even if our law is not amended to discourage such application then the punitive measures will be on the defendant and their counsels who take time to waste the time of the court with series of adjournment as a result of very many unending application.
Another thing that needs to be encouraged is life sentence without later enjoyment of prerogative of mercy by anybody found guilty of the offence of money laundering. I would have advocate for capital punishment but the world is gradually moving away from the days of capital punishment, I still find no difference between armed robbers and public officers who steal from the public treasury because of the trust given to them.
It is important to note that when a date for trial is slated we should have laws saying that such date cannot be changed except the death or likely death as a result of sickness that will deny the parties which include but not limited to the lawyers are proved with cogent evidence from walking and talking in the open court. The issue of having to keep feigning sickness so that they jet out should be dispensed with, we have hospitals and qualified medical practitioners, the moment we have a defendant whose matter is in court and is claiming to be sick suddenly such persons should be transferred to our government owned hospital under strict surveillance, if there is need to be flown abroad they should rather arrange their medical teams to be flown down to the country and such defendant should bear the cost since they have chosen to live in affluence.
Another very serious issue is the asset declaration by public officers, there is need to run background check on anybody who put himself or herself out for any public post to determine how legitimate the affluence they have acquires seems to be in order to prevent fraudsters and druglords into our political climes. Where there has been such declaration and background check, there should be need for giving detailed account of how the wealth was acquired and if same cannot be done such person should be barred from contesting, if however we have someone who lied while declaring his asset all loopholes must be blocked to prevent stalling of trial, anybody found guilty after trial should be made to serve very long term imprisonment, forfeit all his or her asset to the government of the Federation. We hope necessary amendment is done to ensure all this and many more is part of our change mantra. Hopefully this measures will checkmate the excess of those who derive pleasure in diversion of public fund.
Conclusively, there is need for the legislature to bring in new bills instead of the anti-people bills whose rumour keep flying around town because all hands must be on deck to achieve the change mantra.

Am sorry for any typographical error. Had to type this as fast as I can because I do not have time and I may not harmonise my thought as it comes now subsequently.

Principal Officers Of The Legislators Una Don Hear Am Nah??

ZOMBIE WANNA BECOME A WAILER.....

BeeBeeOoh:
Principal Officers Of The Legislators Una Don Hear Am Nah??

Are you sure you read it sir because your comment is very fast. Am trying to read what I just posted and you are already done that you have to comment quickly. Anyway, I clap for you for being a fast reader.

BeeBeeOoh:
Principal Officers Of The Legislators Una Don Hear Am Nah??

Are you sure you read it sir because your comment is very fast. Am trying to read what I just posted and you are already done that you have to comment quickly. Anyway, I clap for you for being a fast reader.

BrBakreez:
Are you sure you read it sir because your comment is very fast. Am trying to read what I just posted and you are already done that you have to comment quickly. Anyway, I clap for you for being a fast reader.
Are you sure you read it sir because your comment is very fast. Am trying to read what I just posted and you are already done that you have to comment quickly. Anyway, I clap for you for being a fast reader.

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