The Senate has authorised the death penalty as a punishment for drug dealers in the country as it advances to the third reading of the 2024 NDLEA Act (Amendment) Bill.
Senator Tahir Munguno, Chairman of the Committees on Judiciary, Human Rights & Legal Matters, and Drugs & Narcotics, adopted the proposal on Thursday when the Senate dissolved into a committee of the whole for a clause-by-clause consideration of a report of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Act (Amendment) Bill, 2024.
During a review of the penalty sections of the amendment bill aimed at enhancing the agency’s operations, the Senate Chief Whip and Sen. suggested an amendment to give drug offenders a death sentence rather than only a life term.
Peter Nwebonyi Under Clause 11. When the subject was placed to a voice vote, it appeared the nays had won. However, when the subject came up for a second vote, the Deputy Senate President supported the i’s. Some politicians were dissatisfied, causing a minor controversy.
Senator Adams Oshiomhole objected to the revised clause’s quick consideration and adoption.
The Deputy Senate President rejected Senator Oshiomhole’s protest to overturn the verdict, who said that it arrived too late and violated the rules.
The upper house has begun reviewing Nigerian judicial officeholders’ wages, allowances, and fringe perks to combat bribery and corruption and guarantee the judiciary’s independence.
The executive measure, which seeks to regulate the wages of judicial office holders at federal and state levels, passed its second reading on Thursday and is intended to halt the long-standing stagnation in pay to reflect contemporary socioeconomic realities.
Even though the measure was overwhelmingly adopted, several lawmakers proposed that salaries/remuneration for Nigerians in other industries be examined similarly in light of the present economic downturn.
The measure was then forwarded to the Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights, and Legal Matters, which was given four weeks to report back.
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