The House of Representatives Committee on Constitutional
Amendment has recommended immunity for presiding officers of the National
Assembly.
The committee, which presented its report on Wednesday,
recommended among other things immunity from prosecution for Senate President,
Speaker, Deputy Senate President and Deputy Speaker.
In addition, the immunity clause will also cover judicial
officers.
It would be recalled that the committee had earlier stepped
down the bill in January but the same committee is recommending the immunity
law.
If passed, the lawmakers will also enjoy the immunity that
will prevent them from facing prosecution.
It would be recalled that the Governor of Kano State, Umar
Guanduje, despite a video of him stuffing cash in his ‘babariga’ has escaped
prosecution thus far because of the immunity clause.
Despite the outcry against the bill, lawmakers are moving
closer to conferring such privilege on their presiding officers.
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