Immunity is Obviously Not the Problem;; The immunity issue has come up again as we seek another review of the constitution, and I want to implore the campaigners to go look for another job. Certainly, the immunity clause is not the stumbling block to our progress. In the first place, members of the National Assembly have no immunity and I am not aware that any of them has been jailed for corruption or murder, despite all the cases in court. A dozen former governors, without any strand of immunity, were put on trial in 2007. None of them has been jailed since then. Some are even making laws for Nigeria as distinguished Senators today. And we keep asking why Nigeria is like this! Even if the immunity clause were removed, no governor or president would still go to jail for corruption or murder. Those who don’t have immunity are not facing justice, much less those who have. But why? Is it the prosecution that is not diligent? Is it the defence lawyers that are exceptionally brilliant? Is it the judiciary that is star-struck, incompetent or compromised? Or is it just an unwritten, unsigned understanding that only the lowly should face justice in Nigeria? There is an elite conspiracy, isn’t it? They shoot and loot and walk away triumphantly----Simon Kolawole--- Admin....
Posted on: Sun, 28 Jul 2013 21:59:24 +0000
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