Kidnapping, Corruption: LP advocates for capital punishment for offenders
The National Publicity Secretary of Labour Party, Dr. Abayomi Arabambi, has called on President Bola Tinubu to promulgate Executive Order for capital punishment, to avert escalation of corruption in the country.
Arabambi, who made the call while reacting to the level of corruption in the country, bemoaned the high rate of financial misappropriations in the country, stressing that this will serve as deterrent to public officers.
The rising threats to citizens demand stringent measures to ensure their safety.
The rising tide of corruption, kidnappings, and threats to schoolchildren necessitates stringent measures.
According to Arabambi, “if there is capital punishment for crimes, including corruption through executive order, maybe Nigeria will straighten up, and people will not be stealing Nigeria’s money”.
He said, “urgent attention is needed to avert further escalation while capital punishment for such crimes through executive order to be promulgated by the president could be a deterrent to its continuation and has the capacity to foster accountability”.
“Though, Bola Ahmed Tinubu is the nation’s president, but he is not the creator of the current problems bedevilling the country. Former President Muhammad Buhari has been spending 95 per cent of our income to service debt and we were borrowing money to fund the nation’s budget from 2015 to May 29th 2023”
“President Tinubu, while not solely responsible, bears the duty of finding lasting solutions”.
“The allocation of 95% of our income to service debt, inherited from the previous administration, must be urgently addressed to alleviate financial woes”.
“The president met this challenge on the ground; he must put a stop to it. Recall that during the administration of former president Olusegun Obasanjo, $16bn was spent on power with no results on electricity; nothing was heard. Who collected the money?”
“During Obasanjo’s administration, they claimed that over N300bn was spent on turn around maintenance of all the nation’s refineries, only for the next presidents to meet zero projects. Who are the people that collected the money?”
“Those who collected government money and failed to execute the project must be executed”.
“President Bola Tinubu must stop this endemic corruption. Hence, there is nothing he can do to stop the uprising as a result of high cost of foods because only Nigerians have the power to save their president once there is an uprising, which happens in Egypt, Algeria, Libya. We are hungry and many Nigerians have died for lack of food and many more are committing suicide daily.
“We urge President Tinubu to tackle corruption head-on, as failure to do so may lead to widespread unrest. The power to save our nation lies in the hands of Nigerians, and we must act now to secure a better future for all”.
Tinubu should order that any kidnapper or corrupt person arrested for stealing public money should be executed.
The kidnappers who are raping school children and threatening to marry them off must all be fished out and executed. They have nothing to do in Police cell
The current administration must address the mismanagement of funds by previous administrations, and those exemplified by alleged financial improprieties during Obasanjo’s tenure.
Arabambi hinted that “the current uprisings could snowball if urgent steps are not taken and such cannot be placed at the door step of opposition political parties who cannot be held accountable for high cost of foods and deliberate mismanagement of our common wealth by few criminals”
We advocate for decisive action against corruption, proposing capital punishment for kidnappers and corrupt individuals through executive order by the President to the Inspector General of Police, DSS, EFCC and the military
“We propose that kidnappers and corrupt individuals arrested should face immediate consequences, including capital punishment. This is the time for a tough stance against those threatening the safety and well-being of our citizens”.
Arabambi castigated the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for blaming opposition political parties on the escalating prices of commodities and hunger which was cause by the successive administration especially the immediate past government of former President Muhammadu Buhari.
The ruling party must help president TINUBU to focus on addressing these issues rather than deflecting responsibility as we know that the president is not at fault for the current trend of endemic corruption but we believed in President Tinubu’s ability to end corruption.
