If dis country want 2 really move 4ward,we need dis Law seriously.As far as China is concerns,dis law is helping dem,any public holder dat embezzle money wil be prosecute,if he or she is guilty death is d penalty.Tell me,politicians wil reduce,corruptions wil also reduce.In china presently dat is wat dey ar using d moment u abuse d oppotunity givin 2 u by ur community,u hav finish ur family because ur surname cannot hav somtin tangible 2 do wt china government again. Let d house of assembly support it,let d legislators support it.Everybody wil sit tight!!

@KnowAll
Corrupt as in accepting bribe or embezzling? Also, is this only for politics or business too? Your idea sounds very good. We should also strip all assets and sell to the government. Any cars that they bought with the money can go to a corruption auction to be sold to the public.

jamace:

I  think The Chief Justice is only expressing his opinion.

The Chief Justice  should ensure that corrupt leaders brought before the courts are dealt with according to the books. That will go a long way in curbing corruption.

 
 
There is a difference between expressing an opinion and suggesting a judicial punishment to a body whose constitutional duty it is to make laws and set punishment for violating said laws. The CJ designate could very well have opined on the legality of capital punishment, if such provision in law was constitutionally or statutorily ambiguous. That would be acceptable although judicial wisdom would dictate not tipping your hand on how you would vote, if such constitutional challenge were to make its way to your court.

100% supported

This is exactly what Tunde Idiagbon said until he died in a mysterious way.I just hope this man has written his will cuz all eyez are on him now.

I don't know about killing but I know that our God is not sleeping.

Hmmmmm, in Nigeria here, corruption is bliss.
But we need drastic measures like long term imprisonment.
All is well.

they would frame & kill their enemies too. well i suggest long/life sentences in jail rather.

Useless people. useless country. Nothing would change until we learn to respect each other, and unless their is a drastic change in the attitude of Nigerians, this would never happen.

I like his proposal. Whether it is in his domain as Chief Justice to say it or not is irrelevant. Drastic situation requires drastic action. Nigeria is almost reaching a boiling point. Let's try it first and see if it will not help us as it is being done in China. In future, when we get back to our senses again such that police will arrest you for offering bribe to him, then we can soft pedal and go for life sentences, etc

The judiciary's job is to interpret and uphold the laws made by the national assembly, not to make new ones. His honour needs to STFU and face his work. Maybe he should concentrate on reforming the corrupt judiciary in order to reclaim some of the respect they once had; or makng sure the PDP cannot buy another favourable decision at the presidential electoral tribunal; or ruling fairly on some of the many cases before the apex court. Leave lawmaking to the people elected for that purpose.

Why can't these people learn to play their position? If Nigeria's government were a football team, it'd have 11 strikers and no goalkeeper.

EagleNest:

I like his proposal. Whether it is in his domain as Chief Justice to say it or not is irrelevant. Drastic situation requires drastic action. Nigeria is almost reaching a boiling point. Let's try it first and see if it will not help us as it is being done in China. In future, when we get back to our senses again such that police will arrest you for offering bribe to him, then we can soft pedal and go for life sentences, etc

Finito!

oohunt:

I don't know about killing but I know that our God is not sleeping.

Holy mountain of fire member, You need to wake up and leave God out of this one for once

Evil Brain:

The judiciary's job is to interpret and uphold the laws made by the national assembly, not to make new ones. His honour needs to STFU and face his work. Maybe he should concentrate on reforming the corrupt judiciary in order to reclaim some of the respect they once had; or makng sure the PDP cannot buy another favourable decision at the presidential electoral tribunal; or ruling fairly on some of the many cases before the apex court. Leave lawmaking to the people elected for that purpose.

Why can't these people learn to play their position? If Nigeria's government were a football team, it'd have 11 strikers and no goalkeeper.

Mr Man, this is 9ja. We know what are leaders are "supposed" to be doing, but since 1966, have they done it?  You want us to "leave lawmaking to the people elected for that purpose", then you are an , simple.

Its time for corrupt leaders to pay their fair share, and any town or city, or state that could not deal with corrupt leaders should not receive a federal allocation either!!!

nateevs:

Yes corrupt politicians should get stiff sentences in the case,  the Chief Justice is way out of order. In a country where people don't know what their place is and what they should say in public, you will end up with more chaos. I am ashamed to be associated with a country where a member of judiciary makes such suggestions in public.

Thank you!

eGuerrilla:

In reaching for low hanging fruit, here, our Chief Justice has really not added any meaningful value to the debate on how best to tackle corruption.
I know @knowall has provided a Key Performance Indicator (KPI) template of his own; showing how one should appraise the success of capital punishment, but even this misses the point.  

We need look no further than our Sharia states in the North, where not a single member of the establishment has been prosecuted to date, to see how merely introducing more punitive measures does not necessarily translate into good governance nor enjoin greater civic responsibility.  

The truth is, what is being advocated here is nothing short of a knee-jerk solution; one that fails to acknowledge causal factors of corruption like our flawed implementation of the Federal Character project.

Amnesty Report, 2008

Thank you!

^^^lol Thank you

eGuerrilla:

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The truth is, what is being advocated here is nothing short of a knee-jerk solution; one that fails to acknowledge causal factors of corruption like our flawed implementation of the Federal Character project.

Amnesty Report, 2008

What is the Federal Character Project?