Reps Imply Removal of Immunity for Vice President and Governors

To amplify transparency and decrease corruption in authorities, a lawmaker, Solomon Bob (PDP, Rivers), has subsidized a constitutional modification invoice. The invoice aims to modify the immunity clauses for high-rating officials, including the President, Vice President, Governors, and their Deputies.

Currently, Fragment 308 of the Nigerian Constitution grants these officials immunity from criminal and civil prosecution whereas in office. The proposed substitute seeks to limit the President’s immunity and fully eradicate it from a ramification of mentioned officials to toughen accountability and form out corruption.

Additionally, the Condominium has handed one other constitutional modification for a 2nd studying that proposes to perceive a constitutional position for outmoded rulers. This invoice acknowledges their advisory capacities, additional integrating outmoded governance inside the constitutional framework.

The Condominium has been full of life, passing a number of bills linked to governance restructuring. This entails one that promotes the autonomy of local governments and one other that proposes eradicating local authorities as a federally identified and funded tier, transferring the accountability for the introduction and funding of local governments to the states.

The constitutional review direction of has also touched on issue introduction, with a particular proposal for the introduction of Etiti Hiss from the 5 southeastern states being read for the 2nd time. This proposal is phase of broader efforts to reevaluate administrative and territorial organization inside the country.

These legislative activities are phase of a bigger equipment of 42 bills touching on the devolution of energy, institutional strengthening, and enhancements to local governance, reflecting a total effort to refine the governance structure of Nigeria.