PLEA BARGAIN; A SAFE HAVEN FOR CORRUPT GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.
Ahmed Idris, the suspended Accountant-General of the Federation, has approached the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for a plea bargain.
Mr. Idris is being prosecuted alongside 3 others on a 14-count bordering on alleged stealing and criminal breach of trust to the tune of N109.4 billion.
Plea bargain is one dangerous legal technicality in the administration of criminal justice Act of the Nigerian constitution. It breeds and institutionalizes corruption in public offices.
It affords public officers an opportunity to Steal mindlessly and sue for plea bargain when chased around by anti-graft Agencies.
There shouldn't be lenient punitive measures because the accused person has agreed to plead guilty to a charge.
If this dangerous section is not expunged, people will normalize diverting public funds whenever they find themselves in public offices, having in mind to gain freedom with the instrumentality of plea bargaining.Hon Darlington Ahuruonye Public Affairs and social commentor..