Ondo state governor, Olusegun Mimiko, says he’s open to whatever punishment Nigerians want to be meted out to corrupt politicians and government officials.
He stated this on Thursday, a day when the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress, held a nationwide protest against corruption.
Speaking through his information commissioner, Kayode Akinmade, the governor said if it was the wish of Nigerians that looters should be killed, it was fine by him, as long as it follows due process and is backed by law.
He said, “We are not under a military rule; this is democracy and we have constitution that we follow. If it is put in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, irrespective of whether you are a governor or not, so be it. If that is what Nigerians want, it is okay.
“Everybody is against corruption, but there is a process of making law. Thank God we have a National Assembly and the state assemblies who are representative of the people. If such bill could be sent to the national and state assemblies and be passed into law, it must become a law.
“If the process is followed and it is the wish of Nigerians that looters be killed, why not? Let it become a law. It is a fact that Nigerians are not happy with this corruption tag, which has slowed down our economic development but if we have a law that will bring about capital punishment for the looters, it is okay.”
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