“This is to say that punishment must always fit offences. One crime that has proved capable of gravely harming or killing its victim, Nigeria, is corruption".
Ahead of Thursday’s zonal constitutional conferences, foremost northern political group, the Arewa Consultative Forum, has recommended capital punishment for corruption.
At present, China is the only notable country where corruption attracts capital punishment.
In its proposal submitted to the National Assembly, the ACF rued the destructive impact of corruption on the country and said that anybody found guilty of corruption should be killed.
The forum said, “Sadly, our laws have not recognised corruption for what it is. ACF recommends that corruption be recognised as a capital offence and made to carry capital punishment.”
Corruption is regarded as common-place among the country’s political class and men of power and efforts to stem it have been handled with kid gloves notwithstanding the establishment of anti-corruption agencies.
Only few notable Nigerians have been tried and sentenced for corruption with few years in prison or option of fine. But a former governor of Delta State, James Ibori, is currently serving jail term in London for economic crimes.
At present, China is the only notable country where corruption attracts capital punishment.
In its proposal submitted to the National Assembly, the ACF rued the destructive impact of corruption on the country and said that anybody found guilty of corruption should be killed.
The forum said, “Sadly, our laws have not recognised corruption for what it is. ACF recommends that corruption be recognised as a capital offence and made to carry capital punishment.”
Corruption is regarded as common-place among the country’s political class and men of power and efforts to stem it have been handled with kid gloves notwithstanding the establishment of anti-corruption agencies.
Only few notable Nigerians have been tried and sentenced for corruption with few years in prison or option of fine. But a former governor of Delta State, James Ibori, is currently serving jail term in London for economic crimes.
Hmmmm......That mean that the majorities of 9ja politicians will face d capital punishment.That will be very good but they will always bribe their way out to freedom bicos of d corrupt judiciary system.Its only a bloody revolution that will wipe these corrupt bastards away.
ReplyDeleteWho re d pple who make d law, re dey not the corrupt leaders we re talking of, n d truth is even if dey make it, does it affect dem, d man dat put dollars in his cap in femi otedla's house he he not still making laws, rubish
ReplyDeleteIf that law can be inplement proberbly it will ellimenate those idiot politicians who thought politic is a way of making fast money
ReplyDeleteno 1 will contest again or kill to get post and that is when nigeria will leave as 1 nation coss the corupt yoruba man will nt like to die alone he will open the yansh of is collegue housa and igbo man so no more my tribe shld be president since who is thr cant thief
ReplyDeleteyes it is happening in countrys that are serious.....it happened in china,it cld have been a good law.
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ReplyDeletePolitics in Nigeria is a big business, people see politics as a way to make money, not a way to serve the people. They enrich themselves to billions and not trillions of Naira, wehn will Nigeria develop when all the money that are meant for development have been looted by corrupt few.
ReplyDeleteA death penalty will deter and only encourage few with good intentions to pursue politics.