The member representing Oriade State Constituency in the Osun State House of Assembly, Mr. Kanmi Ajibola, has written the leadership of the National Assembly demanding that death penalty be made a punishment for corruption.
In his five-page letter addressed to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio; and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, Ajibola said the level of corruption in the country has made it necessary to introduce capital punishment into Nigeria’s anti-graft laws. Copies of his statement was obtained in Osogbo on Friday.
The former Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association, Ilesa Branch, who lamented the huge resources the country has lost to corruption, said if such monies had been properly utilised, Nigeria would not be struggling with infrastructure deficit.
Citing Sections 4(1) and (3) of the Constitution, the lawyer said it was within the power of the National Assembly to make laws that would help the country halt corrupt practices among its citizens.
He further stated that the anti-corruption laws and Acts in Nigeria are not result-oriented, hence the need for the introduction of capital punishment.
“Within the thirty days of the receipt of this letter, I plead with the National Assembly to perform this public duty to save Nigeria by introducing penalty clause of capital punishment into our Anti-Corruption Laws and Acts.” He added.
