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Senators’ attempt to amend Act shameful — Bishop

The Diocesan Bishop, Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Diocese of Egba, Ogun State, Rt. Rev. Emmanuel Adekunle, has described as shameful the attempt by the Senate to amend the Code of Conduct Tribunal Act.
He said this in Abeokuta during a media briefing on the 2016 diocesan synod of the church which began on Friday with the theme, “The Beatitudes.”
Bishop Adekunle said that events in the Senate in the past few weeks informed the need for Nigerians to be vigilant as it seemed that some of the lawmakers were in the legislature for their selfish interests and not to make life better for the people.
He said, “It is sad that many of our lawmakers in the National Assembly, most especially the Senate, are there for selfish interests.
“The recent happening in the Senate is shameful. I think Nigerians should be courageous enough to recall any of their representatives who is not representing them well — either in the Senate or in the House of Representatives.
“On the move to amend the Act establishing the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal, I will describe their action as that of a shameless people, trying to cover their tracks. They are not doing it to save only one person, but to cover their own tracks as well. It is quite shameful.”
The cleric condemned the action of some public office holders, who were in the habit of holding on to power at all cost even when they were being tried for corruption.
He said, “It is only in Nigeria that public officials undergoing trial will clinch to power. In sane societies, once any public official is involved in a scam, and he or she is undergoing trial, he or she resigns to give room for a fair trial. By clinching to power, they are using that to intimidate those agencies trying them.”
The cleric, who said the theme of the synod underscored the blessings of God for those who obeyed his commandments, also said the diocese had made tremendous progress in evangelism, church planting, diocesan agricultural programmes, education development, among other initiatives.
He advised Nigerian voters to recall any lawmaker in the National Assembly who does represent them well.
Source; PUNCH

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