It will interest
you to note that Delegates at the National Conference have approved life
imprisonment for rapists. They also voted that henceforth judicial officers
convicted for corruption or perversion of justice should be liable to 50 years
imprisonment and loss of all official entitlements including gratuity and
pensions without an option of fine.
The decision was premised on the examples of
some Asian countries where delegates argued that the enactment of such laws had
helped to restore sanity, reduce corruption, abuse of office, instill due
process and the rule of law.
The conference also resolved that a legislation
should be enacted by the Federal Government that would stipulate life
imprisonment for anyone found guilty of stealing pension and any public fund.
These resolutions followed a thorough consideration
of the Report of the Committee on Civil Society, Labour, Youth and Sports
headed by Mrs. Bola Ogunrinade and Mr. Issa Aremu as deputy chairman.
Fantastic!!!
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