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Immunity bid for NASS leadership uncalled-for, Senator Buhari insists

   The Senator representing Oyo North Senatorial District, Senator Abdulfatai Buhari has described the push for immunity for the Senate President and Speaker of the House of…

  

The Senator representing Oyo North Senatorial District, Senator Abdulfatai Buhari has described the push for immunity for the Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives including their deputies as uncalled for and posited that the bill cannot scale through.

Speaking on a live radio and television network programme of Osun State Broadcasting Corporation, “Guest of the Month” at Ile-Awiye, Oke-Baale, Osogbo, Senator Buhari maintained that the Senate

President, House of Representatives Speaker and their deputies do not need the immunity for any reason.

In a chat with Daily Trust correspondent shortly after the programme, Senator Buahri explained that the bill that is seeking to alter the 1999 Constitution to provide immunity for the presiding officers of the National Assembly couldn’t have come at this moment, saying that Nigerians would oppose the bill and that it would eventually die.

He noted that such push for immunity for NASS leadership at a time when all eyes are on them, especially the Senate appeared very suspicious to the citizenry and that Nigerians would mobilise across the country to kill the proposed bill in their determination to tackle selfishness.

Senator Buhari noted that even the Governors and their Deputies do not need the immunity that they enjoy currently, saying that only the President and the Vice President actually deserve the immunity.

“Any politician that is popular among the people would not be seeking immunity which cannot last forever. Even if you are given the immunity, it is only for the period when you are in office. You will still go back to the people after your tenure and meet what you have ran away from”, Buhari said.

Speaking on the anti-corruption efforts of President Buhari, the lawmaker said the Federal Government needs the understanding of Nigerians to succeed in the war against corrupt practices and cautioned against unnecessary sentiments and sympathy for looters that are being prosecuted by anti-graft agencies.

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