Opinion

Immunity for lawmakers will leave Buhari’s anti-corruption agenda in tatters

Ihesiulo Grace 2 March 2020 0

By Kolawole Olaniyan When Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari was named by the African Union as its first “anti-corruption champion in Africa” in 2018, he called on member states to “invest in institutions to entrench transparency and accountability.” But the recent push by many lawmakers from

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SERAP decries Reps’ granting immunity to principal officers

Ihesiulo Grace 25 February 2020 0

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has condemned “the passing of a bill seeking to give leaders of federal and state legislatures immunity from prosecution for corruption.” Responding to the development, SERAP deputy director Kolawole Oluwadare said: “Providing immunity for presiding officers against crimes of corruption is tantamount to ripping up

Politics

Group tackles Senate, Abaribe over comments against Buhari, demands apology

Ihesiulo Grace 14 April 2018 0

The Buhari Media Support Group (BMSG) has condemned what it described as conspiratorial stance by some senators against the government of President Muhammadu Buhari with emphasis on abuse of immunity, which emboldens them to use incendiary remarks on the President at different times during their sittings. BMSG said this while reacting to remarks credited to […]

Africa

Wife battery: Uganda recalls envoy to U.S.

Ihesiulo Grace 13 January 2018 0

Uganda has recalled its deputy ambassador to the United States after the US State Department kicked him out for beating his wife. According to agency report, Dickson Ogwang was asked to leave Washington DC after he reportedly invoked diplomatic immunity to avoid prosecution. Confirming the incident, Uganda’s deputy minister for International Affairs, Okello Oryem, said

News

Arms Scandal: Youths, Women, Storm EFCC to Demand Arrest of Fayose

Ihesiulo Grace 20 January 2017 0

…Group wants Fayose probe over arms fraud …Says immunity not as sacred as human lives Angry women and youths yesterday strom the headquarters of the Economic and Financial crimes commission, EFCC to demand the immediate arrest and prosecution of the Ekiti state Governor, Ayodele Fayose over his involvement in the arms probe deal. The group […]