See you nah what kind of distraction?
Governor of Niger State and Chairman of
Northern States Governors Forum, Dr.
Babangida Aliyu, in Minna, the state capital
on Friday, faulted the resolution of the House
of Representatives, which approved the
removal of immunity clause for President and
Governors from the constitution, saying it
would cause unnecessary burden for the
leaders.
According to him, if the immunity clause is
removed, it will distract the leaders, shifting
their focus from issues of governance to
court cases.
Aliyu said, “If governors and President have
no immunity on certain issues, they may
waste all government resources on cases
that normally should not have gone to court.
There are things that we should put into
consideration, many at times, cases that
could have been resolved outside court are
allowed to go to court.
“If the immunity clause is removed, at every
move, you will find people going to court on
matters that have no bearing with the issue
that have been taken to court”.
The House of Representatives on
Wednesday recommended the removal of
immunity clause for the President and
Governors after the final process of the
amendment of the 1999 constitution.
The amendment was made possible following
the majority vote of 252 out of the 261
members present in favor of the amendment.
Gov. Aliyu recalled that though he was
initially in favor of expunging the immunity
clause from the constitution, but he has
realized with the benefit of hindsight, that it
should not be totally removed.
“This is a dicey situation. When I came
newly (as governor), I was one of those who
said the immunity clause should be removed
but with the insight I have now, I think we
should look at the issues properly, not simply
to remove the immunity just like that but to
look at areas where decisions would be
taken straightforward without any court
implication”, Aliyu said.
Northern States Governors Forum, Dr.
Babangida Aliyu, in Minna, the state capital
on Friday, faulted the resolution of the House
of Representatives, which approved the
removal of immunity clause for President and
Governors from the constitution, saying it
would cause unnecessary burden for the
leaders.
According to him, if the immunity clause is
removed, it will distract the leaders, shifting
their focus from issues of governance to
court cases.
Aliyu said, “If governors and President have
no immunity on certain issues, they may
waste all government resources on cases
that normally should not have gone to court.
There are things that we should put into
consideration, many at times, cases that
could have been resolved outside court are
allowed to go to court.
“If the immunity clause is removed, at every
move, you will find people going to court on
matters that have no bearing with the issue
that have been taken to court”.
The House of Representatives on
Wednesday recommended the removal of
immunity clause for the President and
Governors after the final process of the
amendment of the 1999 constitution.
The amendment was made possible following
the majority vote of 252 out of the 261
members present in favor of the amendment.
Gov. Aliyu recalled that though he was
initially in favor of expunging the immunity
clause from the constitution, but he has
realized with the benefit of hindsight, that it
should not be totally removed.
“This is a dicey situation. When I came
newly (as governor), I was one of those who
said the immunity clause should be removed
but with the insight I have now, I think we
should look at the issues properly, not simply
to remove the immunity just like that but to
look at areas where decisions would be
taken straightforward without any court
implication”, Aliyu said.
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