Nigeria: Immunity for President, Governors Hampers Anti-Graft War - EFCC

4 October 2011

Abuja — The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has disclosed that the immunity clause in the nation's constitution which shields the President and state governors from prosecution while in office was an aberration to the dictates of the rule of law and an obstacle in the war against corruption.

Making the disclosure, weekend, a chief legal officer in the EFCC, Mr. Ike Okonjo, also expressed concern that core anti-graft agencies in Nigeria, such as the EFCC and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offenses Commission, ICPC, had not enjoyed the desired neutrality and independence in the performance of their statutory duties.

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