Senate bill to strip Nigeria president, vice president of immunity

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A bill at the Nigerian Senate is seeking to strip presidents and vice presidents of immunity in criminal matters during their stay in office. SovereignImmunity Immunity President Vice President Nigeria Senate

The bill provides for qualification of the immunity clause to exclude immunity for public officers referred to in Section 308 from criminal liability where the offence involves misappropriation of funds belonging to the Federal, State or Local Government and also the use of thugs to foment violence.

a person to whom this section applies shall not be arrested or imprisoned during that period either in pursuance of the process of any court or otherwise; and The provisions of subsection of this section shall not apply to civil proceedings against a person to whom this section applies in his official capacity or to civil or criminal proceedings in which such a person is only a nominal party.

 

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This one will NEVER scale through..I trust the CRIMINAL SYSTEM

Lol who will sign this bill🤔

Have they started the stripping from their own house.

Na audio bill go end am las las

This bill will not go beyond first reading. Anybody wanna bet?

It's a good development. Unfortunately, who will ascend it to law ? That's the problem !

Pls it should fly abeg

Please who will sign the bill? Buhari bah? You people should continue deceiving yourselves while wasting our money

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