NIGERIAN LABOUR CONGRESS KICKS AGAINST IMMUNITY FOR LAWMAKERS

The President of the Nigerian Labour Congress, Ayuba Wabba

National President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Ayuba Wabba, has condemned the recent move by the National Assembly to grant immunity to its principal officers.

He decried the move while speaking with newsmen in Abuja on Friday.

Wabba said public office holders should not be seeking protections, adding that immunity has not helped Nigeria in anyway.

"On the issue of immunity, as NLC we have made the point very clear that the issue of immunity has not assisted to a larger extent especially in the context of transparency, accountability and the rule of law and I think that is an issue that should not arise.

"We have made statements in the recent past saying that in other spheres even Presidents, governors can also be interrogated and also prosecuted on very clear criminal issues and that has been our position. If you begin to possibly expand this issue of immunity then it will not benefit our system.

"As far as I am concerned, it has been clearly proven that even after office some of those people have not demonstrated that this has been used for the benefit of Nigerians.

"Our position is that, that ought not to be and it is from the progressive position that we have made in the time past.

"Our position is nobody should even benefit from immunity," he said.