The Professor Jerry Gana led National Conference Committee on Politics and Governance has recommended the removal of Section 305 from the 1999 Constitution.
The controversial section grants political office holders immunity from prosecution and has led to widespread abuse of power granted same political officers who know they cannot be arrested or prosecuted as long as they remain public office holders.
Speaking on the decision, the Chairman of the committee Gana said the decision to remove the clause was unanimous.
Gana said, “Our recommendation is still subject to the approval of the plenary. We took decision on the immunity clause and it was a clear consensus in the interest of zero tolerance for corruption, to promote good governance, to promote transparency and discipline.
“The fact that we don’t want people going around that the leaders are above the law, we decided that the immunity clause should be removed from our constitution.
“This is not yet the decision of the conference though, but this is what we are presenting to the plenary.
“I must say that the entire members of the committee went along with the decision, we had no reason to divide the committee because it was a consensus.”