Nigeria’s unending scandals: Time for a step aside option, By MJ Balogun
The pendency of criminal proceedings, the second school argues, is sufficient ground for removing the accused person’s name from the list of those running for public office, and for asking an incumbent in similar situations to step aside until he clears his name.
According to one school of thought, being a party in a civil case in no way derogates from a citizen’s right to compete for full and fair consideration for public office.
The question should not be whether a crime suspect holding or eyeing a public office is guilty or innocent of the charges, but whether s/he should be considered for, or retained in, the office in the first place.
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