Immunity for lawmakers, shameful, condemnable, Says APC chieftain

….urges Senate to rather remove Governor’s immunity

An All Progressives Congress (APC) Chieftain and Governorship aspirant in Ekiti state, Rev. Dr  Adebayo Orire has condemned the plan by the senate to amend the 1999 constitution to protect lawmakers from all criminal and civil cases, describing the move  as shameful.

He called on Nigerians individuals, Human rights groups and social organisations to rise against such move, pointing out that the lawmakers seeking for immunity was seeking for recklessness, impunity, deviance, and lawlesness

The Medical doctor turned politician who warned that if the legislators could succeed in securing themseves the immunity, then “I bet you, the country would not last ten years. Because there would be so much desurderlines,  and impunity would be the order of the day, and there would no longer be anything call orderliness in the country.”

Dr Orire argued that the lawmakers kack the moral right to ask for such protection now, puting into consideration, “the allegation of budget padding, and a very shameful allegation of false declaration of assets being levelled against the leadership of the Senate and more so that Nigerians are being seen as a most corrupt country now”.

He said the idea would not only lead to the failure in war against corruption by President Muhammodu Buhari but would also nullify the efforts, and achievements of Buhari in area of anti corruption war and further make Nigeria a laughing stock in the committee of Nation as an unserious country.

According to him, ” What I would have expected the lawmaker to do is to find a way to remove the governor’s immunity and even that of the President,  because in all honesty,  I want to be governor,  and do not feel I should be excluded from investigation, and sanctions if I misbehave, God forbid”

He said as a governor, “you have very many eminent lawyers who could defend you in law court without if you most be prosecuted while in office, so as governor,  judges,  or lawmaker, you dont really need the real immunity to be immune from ouside atta, expecially if you behave yourself

“But because people in position want to kill, they want to steal, they want want to hasrras, do all sort of things that are unspeakable of their position and would want to get away with it without being questioned

“So with the present situation in Nigeria today, with the  level of our misdemenour, and social rating, lawmakers in the Senate, House of Representatives,  or even House of Assembly asking for immunity is rape on our Democracy,  and is going to potent a very serious prognosis for the Democracy and the existence of this country”

The APC chieftain lambasted Governor Ayo Fayose over his statement while presenting year 2017 budget on the floor of Ekiti state House of Assembly on Tuesday that  he (Fayose) himself is the speaker, adding that the Speaker Kola Oluwawole is just there on the seat acting for him as figure head.

Orire who chided Fayose for the statement described the Governor’s utternce asnot only derogatory but also show of shame that was directly showing the world that the Govermor has no respect for the lawmakers, and particularly the present set of Assembly in the state.

He noted that “even though the men in house are his boys, he should not have gone to the extent of bringing them down to that level in public, that is uncalled for, that is  a decapitation and demeaning of our hallow chamber here in Ekiti by the governor,  that reckless statement from that has rendered all the official activities of the lawmakers nor and void, this has presented Ekiti lawmakers as ordinary toothless bulldog, and directionless,  figure head set of lawmakers, and it is shameful”.

Speaking about his chances of clinching the Governorship ticket in the state  in view of the many aspirants that are on daily basis showing interest in the Governorship ticket  under the umbrella of APC in the state, Orire insisted that he remain the leader, and best choice out of all so far.

” I am still their leader , I am their head, in almost every ramification, if we rationalise objectively and idealistically with probity,  with virtue and honour, you will know that I am better than all of them. With the qualities, and personalities  that Ekiti people say they want any person that would govern them to possess, you will know that. I am still the most qualified aspirant in Ekiti APC today”Orire stated.