By  Ikechukwu Nnochiri, Abuja

•Calls for removal of immunity clause
The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Friday, urged President Goodluck Jonathan to display convincing strongwill in fighting corruption, insisting that he should champion the move to get the National Assembly to amend the constitution with a view to removing immunity clause in order to underscore his seriousness in fighting corruption at all levels.

The legal body which made the call in a communiqué it issued at the end of the 2-day Peace and Security Summit it organized in Abuja, yesterday, called for a comprehensive review and reform of the criminal justice system “to eliminate anachronistic provisions and re-fashion the statutes in order to adequately address the new and threatening crimes of today.”

Citing the recent slap on the wrist sentence that was handed to the convicted pension boss, Mr John Yakubu Yusufu who was given a two-year jail term with an option of N750, 000, fine, in exchange for over N23billion he stole from the Police Pension Fund, the NBA, said it has become imperative for the National Assembly to review the Criminal/Penal Code.

Speaking through its National Chairman, Chief Okey Wali, SAN, NBA said it has noted that: “There is no noticeable strong will on the part of government to fight corruption and there is no effort either to find out why citizens suddenly ring themselves about with bombs, or bear arms against the society, to kill and be killed.