Convicted Nigerian corrupt politicians who looted the treasury of the country and are serving various jail terms should not be pardoned. They are criminals who do not want Nigeria as a country to move forward. This group of convicted corrupt politicians should be made to serve their jail terms completely. Any president who wants to pardon a prisoner should carry out a proper investigation to know who really deserves to be pardoned. This group of corrupt Nigerian politicians are the same as armed robbers. The only difference is that the armed robber steals with a gun while the politician steals with pen which is more dangerous because they are indirectly killing the existence of the whole country. Hence, they deserve no pardon. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission of Nigeria spent time and money working on the cases of these corrupt Nigerian politicians, and when they finally secured victory, the president would wake up one morning and have them pardoned. Such a system is not right. In Nigeria’s prisons, there are many prisoners who did not commit the offence that took them there. It could be that they were at the crime scene when the crime was committed. Such individuals’ cases should be revisited and possibly grant pardon, not convicted corrupt Nigerian politicians who do not care about the welfare of the people of Nigeria.
Source: Viewers Corner News.