BEVERLY HILLS, June 20, (THEWILL) – Popular Lagos Lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has condemned the National Assembly for its proposed life pension and immunity from prosecution for the Senate President and other presiding officers.
In a statement obtained by THEWILL, Falana described the proposal as insensitive, irrational, immoral, provocative and satanic.
“Indeed, it is the height of insensitivity for legislators to propose life pension for their leaders at a time that workers are owed arrears of salaries in many states of the federation,” Falana declared.
“The lawmakers’ proposal to shield their presiding officers from prosecution is “provocative.
“No serious nation can grant immunity to legislators who have been linked with criminal diversion of public funds, forgery and rape,” he said.
“We can assure the concerned members of the public that the satanic proposals of the legislators will not succeed.
“It is pertinent to inform the legislators that the members of the human rights community have resolved to mobilize the Nigerian people to reject both proposals.”
The lawmakers, at the end of a two-day retreat on constitution review on Saturday, decided to guard its presiding officers, as well as those of state Houses of Assemblies, from prosecution arguing that since the other two arms of government, Executive and Judiciary, are enjoying immunity, the third arm ought to follow suit.
Story by David Oputah
