Constitution Amendment: Like Governors, Lawmakers Want Immunity

Immunity for presiding officers of the National Assembly has been recommended by the House of Representatives Committee on Constitutional Amendment.

The committee’s report, which was released on Wednesday, recommended that the Senate President, Speaker, Deputy Senate President, and Deputy Speaker be granted immunity from prosecution.

In addition, judicial officers will be covered by the immunity clause.

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The committee had previously voted down the bill in January, but the same committee is now recommending the
immunity law.

If the bill is passed, the legislators will be granted immunity, which will protect them from prosecution.
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.

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Despite the outcry against the bill, lawmakers are moving closer to conferring such privilege on their presiding officers.