Senator Ali Ndume, the Chief Whip of the Senate, has said that he would not support death penalties for corrupt politicians who steal in millions or billions but for those who steal in trillions.
Ndume pointed out that corruption within Nigerian politics was primarily influenced by individuals.
He suggested that it may not necessitate severe consequences.
The senator acknowledged that politicians engaged in corruption but also distributed resources to the public.
He said, “If you compare us, politicians, to all the corruption, it is very small. Our corruption is people-driven,” he told Channels Television.
“If you steal it, you will go and share it with the people. If you don’t, you are not coming back for four years. There is no reason for stealing.
“I have been to the National Assembly, I can’t say because we are on TV now and not telling the truth.
“If the death penalty is supposed to be included in corruption, I will support it but you don’t go and kill someone that stole one million or one billion, no. But someone who steals one trillion of government money should be killed.”
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If this news is true, Can you see the mediocre thinking of a typical so-called statesman in Nigeria? And we wonder why they make merciless policies. May the blood of those who have been shed for pilfering food because of hunger caused by being impoverished due to these evil politicians stealing funds meant for public welfare cry out for vengeance on these people.
ReplyDeleteBut they passed death penalty for drug trafficking 2 days ago.....
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