Senator Dino
Melaye had called on President Muhammadu Buhari to give presidential pardon and
amnesty for treasury looters .
Melaye in statement on Sunday said “Though an
unrepentant advocate for integrity and forthrightness especially from public
office holders, I however sincerely want to recommend that Mr. President grant
Presidential Amnesty/Pardon to all those who looted our treasury provided they
return all proceeds of their loot to the government within six (6) months of the
declaration of the Amnesty.
“This, I
believe will encourage the voluntary return of the the looted funds, empower
the government financially to immediately commence the implementation of
projects and programmes that will stimulate the economy and raise the peoples’
standard of living, and save the judiciary and other law enforcement agencies
the agony of fruitlessly pursuing the looters in and out of the courtrooms. In
the long run, this would be a win-win situation for both the government and
people of Nigeria,”he said.
“At the expiration of the six months’ ‘Moratorium’,
all those who failed to comply would then be made to face the reality of
aggressive and expeditious prosecution and eventual jail terms for convicts in
accordance with the laws of the land”, he said.
‘His Excellency and
Distinguished’ from the names of President, Vice president, Governors and
Senators respectively. ”
In this regard, I recommend that henceforth no
President, Vice President, Governor, or Deputy Governor should answer the name
‘His Excellency’ until the material condition of ordinary Nigerians has also
become ‘Excellent’.
No Senator should continue to answer ‘Distinguished’ until
the the masses of the people begin to experience a distinguished existence and
no Federal or state Legislator should wear the badge of ‘Honourable Member’
until the ordinary citizen is himself living a life that can be classified
Honourable in every material particular.
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