An Osun State lawmaker, Hon. Kanmi Ajibola, has dragged the National Assembly and all the 36 states Assemblies to court, insisting that promulgation of law which will make death as penalties for public fund looters is the only way Nigeria can survive its trials.

Ajibola, a one-time Chairman of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Ilesa branch, Osun State, approached the court over the failures of both the Senate president and the House of Representatives Speaker to respond to his letter 30 days after receiving it.

The lawmaker, representing Oriade constituency of Osun State, had in the said letter asked the both the Senate and the House of Representatives to initiate a bill that will make death sentence as punishment for treasury looters.

In the suit filed yesterday at the Federal High in Osogbo, Ajibola, who sought five reliefs backed up his motion by 53-paragraphs affidavit.

According to him, the respondents in the matter have the capacity to initiate bills and alter the 1999 Constitution, the Money Laundering, Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences and Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Acts, the Criminal and the Penal Codes to suit his request of capital punishments for corrupt government officials.

While quoting several legal authorities and news items to back up his motion, the lawmaker, who stated that as a politician, he will also not be immune if such law is enacted, lamented that trillions of naira had been looted by public office holders since Independence therefore leaving Nigeria at its point of death.

He noted that the notion of come over to our party and your “sins” shall be forgiven has led to several corrupt cases being stalled and these included matters involving Senator Godswill Akpabio, former Governor David Umahi, Senator Uzor Kalu, late Christopher Alao-Akala, among others.

He cited issues relating to late General Sani Abacha and the former Governor of Delta State, James Ibori, who was convicted and jailed in the United Kingdom for his involvement in looting of public funds.

Ajibola stated that corrupt public officials had leverage on the plea bargaining to successfully steal and misappropriate public funds while the Attorney Generals’ powers to discontinue any corrupt cases against looters is a deadly blow to the country’s progress.

The lawmaker disclosed that the introduction and incorporation of capital punishment into the anti-corruption law of China has brought it to the league of the economic super power in the world, notwithstanding its deterring population of about 1.425 billion as at 2024.

“In full defence and paving ways for long and lasting democracy in Nigeria, corruption must be curbed with good and result oriented laws in a manner it is done in China.

“Due to the non-availability of effective laws to checkmate corruption the way it should be properly checked, there are loss of peace, order, good governance and good government in the federal Republic of Nigeria.

“It’s my strong belief that with the present Nigerian corruption status, Nigeria is already by its graveside. It is the constitutional and spiritual duty of courts, agencies, churches, mosques and everybody to resuscitate it at this graveside,” he stated.

Citing Sections 174 (1)(c) and 211 (1)(c) of the 1999 Constitution, Ajibola asked the court to grant his applications for the prerogative order of mandamus to compel the respondents to perform their statutory duty of making laws that will pronounce death sentence on looters of public treasuries.

______________________________________________________________________ “Timely And Groundbreaking” — Babalola, Nnawuchi Release Casebook On Privacy & Data Protection In NigeriaA timely new publication, Casebook on Privacy & Data Protection in Nigeria, co-authored by Olumide Babalola and Uchenna Nnawuchi, 📘Casebook on Privacy & Data Protection in Nigeria is now available on Amazon: https://a.co/d/8TmFZrd ______________________________________________________________________ Groundbreaking Guide For Lawyers: Adigwe Publishes ‘Artificial Intelligence For Lawyers’ With Free Research eBook Authored by Ben Ijeoma Adigwe Esq., ACiarb (UK), LL.M, Dip. in Artificial Intelligence, Director at the Delta State Ministry of Justice, Asaba, Nigeria. How to Order: 📞 Call, Text, or WhatsApp: 08034917063 | 07055285878 📧 Email: benadigwe1@gmail.com 🌎 Website: www.benadigwe.com Ebook Version: Access it directly online at https://selar.com/prv626 ______________________________________________________________________ Alexander Payne Co. Law Reports

Contact & Orders 📞 0704 444 4777 | 0704 444 4999 | 0818 199 9888 🌐 www.alexandernigeria.com

______________________________________________________________________ The books are available for purchase at: Online: www.educodex.com | www.selar.com | www.amazon.com | www.mikeozekhome.com Enquiries: +234 704 044 9375 | +234 814 813 4773 | +234 816 872 3532 Email: educodexl@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________________ Explore Nigeria’s Constitutional System — 17 Chapters, 924 Pages Of Insight By Prof. Hagler Sunny Okorie
“Constitutional Law and Constitutionalism in Nigeria” By Prof. Hagler Sunny Okorie
Call to Order Your Copy: 📞 0803 766 7945 | 0802 863 6615 | 0803 225 3813 ✉️ haglersoco@gmail.com 🏢 Winners Chambers, 135 Ehi Road, Aba, Abia State _____________________________________________________________________ [A MUST HAVE] Evidence Act Demystified With Recent And Contemporary Cases And Materials
“Evidence Act: Complete Annotation” by renowned legal experts Sanni & Etti.
Available now for NGN 40,000 at ASC Publications, 10, Boyle Street, Onikan, Lagos. Beside High Court, TBS. Email publications@ayindesanni.com or WhatsApp +2347056667384. Purchase Link: https://paystack.com/buy/evidence-act-complete-annotation ____________________________________________________