Reps Proposing Bills to Strip Vice President and Governors, Others of Immunity

The house of representatives is considering a bill seeking to strip the vice president, state governors and deputy governors of their constitutional immunity

The bill sponsored by Solomon Bob, is one of the 42 constitutional bills which scaled the second reading during the plenary

The bill, in redefining the scope of constitutional immunity, limiting it to the president, but completely removing it for the vice president, state governors and their deputies

The promoters of the bill argued that it will make the vice president, state governors and their deputies be held accountable for misconduct while in office They also said the removal of the constitutional immunity for them would curb corruption, impunity and promote accountability