Should immunity for President, govs be removed?

Politicians, lawyers, activist comment on the desirability of the immunity clause in Nigeria’s political system
In my personal opinion, the immunity clause should be expunged from the constitution. We don’t need it. I don’t know of any democratic country that has the immunity clause in its constitution. From where did we borrow it?
If we seriously want to fight corruption, no public officer, including the President, should enjoy immunity against prosecution. Anybody that commits an offence while in office should be prosecuted.
Prosecution is an essential component of democracy all over the world. Anybody who does not want to be prosecuted while in office should not aspire to public office. The need to protect public officials against distraction is not an excuse. Public officials of the United States and other democracies do not enjoy immunity. Are they distracted? Distraction is not an excuse.
Politicians, lawyers, activist comment on the desirability of the immunity clause in Nigeria’s political system
In my personal opinion, the immunity clause should be expunged from the constitution. We don’t need it. I don’t know of any democratic country that has the immunity clause in its constitution. From where did we borrow it?
If we seriously want to fight corruption, no public officer, including the President, should enjoy immunity against prosecution. Anybody that commits an offence while in office should be prosecuted.
Prosecution is an essential component of democracy all over the world. Anybody who does not want to be prosecuted while in office should not aspire to public office. The need to protect public officials against distraction is not an excuse. Public officials of the United States and other democracies do not enjoy immunity. Are they distracted? Distraction is not an excuse.
SOURCE:
THE PUNCH