Abstract
Na Nigéria, hoje, alguns aspectos de nossa constituição dão cláusula de imunidade aos titulares de cargos políticos, o que os impede de serem processados em um tribunal de justiça por supostas ofensas contra o estado cometido durante o mandato até depois de seu mandato. Esta cláusula de imunidade levou a uma taxa alarmante de ilegalidade executiva e corrupção oficial nos corredores do poder pela classe dominante política nigeriana, uma vez que eles abusam continuamente desses privilégios com alto senso de impunidade. Seus associados e amigos também desfrutam de imunidade não oficial, enquanto exibem de forma imprudente as leis existentes. Isso, muitas vezes, fica sem qualquer forma de punição para dissuadir outros criminosos em potencial. Muitas vezes precipita mais abuso na política. No entanto, enquanto os tribunais nigerianos tratam de maneira jocosa e aparentemente implacável com os pobres, os ricos são privilegiados e na maioria das vezes evitam a justiça. Embora a constituição nigeriana garanta justiça e igualdade para todos os cidadãos, muitas pessoas, especialmente os pobres e vulneráveis, ainda não conseguem ter acesso à justiça no país. Enquanto os pobres são apodrecidos na prisão por muitos anos, esperando o julgamento, um mecanismo de pouso suave é planejado para os ricos – apenas para devolver uma fração do dinheiro roubado e ir para casa. Este estudo, portanto, questiona o conteúdo e o contexto da imunidade de elite e sua cultura de impunidade que permeia o ambiente político na Nigéria.
Highlights
The challenge of systematically studying the African power elite and the mode by which it governs has become urgent because of the conceptual and theoretical dead-ends to which much of current received wisdom leads, and because a better understanding of the nature, composition and renewal of the elite is critical to our understanding of the governance of the public sphere (CODESRIA, 2003)
As a result of this, minorities have become richer and more entrenched while the poor segments of the African societies have become poorer. It is in this context that the administration of justice – central to the survival of democratic government – is analysed in this essay in relation to elite immunity and its attendant rampart impunity in Nigeria
That a sitting governor or president cannot be prosecuted for crimes committed against the state puts such individuals above the law. It would be a means of breeding criminals in power (Olaoye, 2012:100).The utility of the executive immunity contained in the Nigerian constitution was called to question during the tenure of Nuhu Ribadu as Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) when he was reported to have said he had concluded investigations on about 24 serving governors who would be arrested on the expiration of their term in office on the 28th of May, 2007, on alleged economic and financial crimes
Summary
The challenge of systematically studying the African power elite and the mode by which it governs has become urgent because of the conceptual and theoretical dead-ends to which much of current received wisdom leads, and because a better understanding of the nature, composition and renewal of the elite is critical to our understanding of the governance of the public sphere (CODESRIA, 2003). As a result of this, minorities have become richer and more entrenched while the poor segments of the African societies have become poorer It is in this context that the administration of justice – central to the survival of democratic government – is analysed in this essay in relation to elite immunity and its attendant rampart impunity in Nigeria. Most detrimental to the development of the country, is the reluctance of the political leadership which forms the major culprits to aggressively and whole-heartedly prosecute the laws on corruption where they exist The latter fallout can be appreciated by the fact that a thief does not do a good job when he doubles as a security guard (Ogbodo, 2011:134). The trends and patterns of this development are discussed
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