A
cleric, Prophet (Dr) S. A. Alao (JP), who is the grand patron of the
Oyo State chapter of Cherubim and Seraphim Unification Church of
Nigeria has pointed out that it is thedeath penalty that can help ease
the spate of corruption in the country. For him, this is the only
panacea to mitigate the monster called corruption.
He
had made this call at a press conference to signal the commencement of
the 6th annual convention and thanksgiving ceremony of the church.
Ironically,
the theme of the three-day convention, is: “Judgment Must Begin at the
House of God”. The programme will be taking place at the auditorium of
Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Church, District Headquarters, Kilometre
139, Iwo Road-Ojoo Express Way, Ibadan, Oyo State.
Acknowledging
his idea was a harsh one, Prophet Alao said that enshrining death
penalty in the nation’s Criminal Code as it is done in China, was
necessary because serious criminal issues deserve serious penalties to
serve as a deterrent to others. He then further accused the government
of fertilisingcorruption in the civil service through delay in payment
of gratuities and pensions of retired civil servants, making them to
engage in corruption to save their future.
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