House of Reps reject immunity for President, VP, governors, deputies

Speaker Aminu Tambuwal

The House of Representatives has voted for the removal of the immunity clause for President, Vice President, Governors and their Deputies on criminal cases.

The lawmakers however granted autonomy to local government councils, split the office of the Attorney General and Minister of the Justice into two as well as placed the Auditor General of the Federation on first line charge from the federation account.

The office of the Accountant General was split into two with one for the Federal Government and another for the Federation. The office of the Accountant General is now to be funded directly from the Federation Account.


The appointment of the Accountant General of the Federation shall now be made by the President on the recommendation of the National Economic Council, subject to the confirmation by the Senate.
Two clauses on the immunity for the members of the National Assembly and state House of Assembly were stepped down

State Independent Electoral Commissions have been scrapped and the Independent National Electoral Commission is now to conduct elections in the states and local governments.