SERAP condemns Reps bill seeking immunity for Nigerian lawmakers
SERAP deputy director, Kolawole Oluwadare, in a statement Tuesday night, said such was tantamount to ripping off the constitution, blatant assault on the rule of law and breach of public trust.The statement called the bill a huge setback for the rule of law that the same lawmakers that regularly make laws that consign ordinary, powerless Nigerians to prison for even trivial offences.
“The message seems to be that in Nigeria, powerful and influential actors must not be and are not subject to the rule of law. It’s simply not proper for lawmakers to be the chief advocates of immunity for corruption.
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