WHILE it canvassed more stringent measures to check corruption and abuse of office, the Action Congress (AC) has cautioned against the removal of the immunity clause from the Constitution. It said doing so was capable of endangering Nigeria's democracy.
The AC said the idea behind the immunity clause was to save those it was meant for from frivolous suits by detractors, stating that the clause had helped Nigeria's political office holders.
This article addresses the decision to not remove the immunity clause which protects the political leaders of Nigeria from the Constitution because it can threaten Nigeria's democracy. This decision is in direct repsonse to the war against corruption the Yar'Adua has initiated. It is stated in the article that the concern should not be the "constitutional immunity" but the "quality of officials" who are in these positions to receive immunity, and these reasons contributed to the decision to not remove the immunity clause because it only endangers those political leaders who are not corrupt.
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