24 Oct.

2021

Quiz

Explanation

      Chairman, Panel of Judges, Ladies and Gentlemen, I stand before you to support the motion

which states that "Corrupt public officers, too, deserve capital punishment." Yes, I think that

public officers who are corrupt should be made to face capital punishment. Public officers are

people working in in government offices and hold responsible positions on behalf of the public.

They include teachers, civil servants and the much talked about policemen and women. 

      It is obvious that our public offices are stinking with corruption. Public officers who had. been

known in the past as exemplary examples of good conduct are now corrupt. Our public offices

are occupied by dishonest and corrupt people. Nowadays, you can now talk about corrupt

teachers, doctors, nurses, government officials and policemen and women.

      This ugly development has a far-reaching implication for our society. It has made us lose our

great values and qualities such as honesty, hard work and good conduct. All these values are

now replaced with bribery, corruption, immorality and mediocrity. It is high time we nipped this

development in the bud with a drastic measure like capital punishment. 

      Ladies and gentlemen, should we continue to promote corruption in our society? Definitely

no. We should all rise up to combat corruption among our public officers. If we could execute

armed robbers by firing squad, why shouldn't we do the same thing to any corrupt officer who is

found guilty of using his office to enrich himself unjustly at the expense of the people. I am sure

my opponent would want us to understand that capital punishment is outdated and out fashioned

forgetting that a corrupt officer is worse than an armed robber because such corrupt officer is

dangerous to the societal values that we cherish so much. 

      Capital punishment for corrupt public officers is the only measure that can bring sanity to our

public offices. If public officers realise that capital punishment will be meted out to them if they

are found guilty. they will conduct themselves in the rightful manner expected of their offices. We

have all been talking about corruption among our public officers. The only step we can take in

eradicating corruption is by taking drastic measures such as capital punishment. Enough of

slogans against corruption among public officers. Slogans. you will all agree with me. can not

eradicate corruption; it can only encourage it. On the other hand, if guilty corrupt officers are

punished with execution by firing squad or amputation of their arms, we would achieve positive

results.

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      Furthermore, our past glories in public services can be brought back if we punish public

officers with capital punishment. It will make public service itself worthwhile and this will lead to

having a decent society. It will discourage all forms of sleaze in our society and redeem the

battered image of the country abroad. It will further promote the love of Nigerians for their

country. 

      In conclusion, I think that our corrupt public officers too deserve capital punishment. The

argument that capital punishment will offend our decency as a nation is out of place. A corrupt

public officer has done more harm to the society than a robber. He has killed the morality and

conscience of the whole society and therefore he deserves to be punished with capital

punishment. I believe that I have been able to convince you that corrupt public officers too

deserve capital punishment as meted out to armed robbers. Thank you. 

2.

Corrupt Public Officers, Too, Deserve Capital Punishment

Good day Mr. chairman, the able panel of incorruptible judges, members of the high table,

distinguished guests, the time keeper, my co-debaters, ladies and gentlemen. I stand t his

morning, before you to assert the motion which says: “Corrupt public Officers, too, Deserve

Capital Punishment.”

What is capital punishment? It is the maximum or the greatest punishment meted out for an

offence or crime. In this case, it is punishment by death which could be by any means;

electrocution, execution by firing squad, hanging, beheading, etc.

Other offences or crimes which carry death sentences are not more heinous than acts of

corruption among public office holders. So, what is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

The corrupt public officers use various methods to defraud you and I Money which is meant for

the public use, that is for providing social amenities is diverted to private pockets or accounts.

The level of Nigeria’s underdevelopment can easily be traced to these corrupt officials. For

instance, there are cases of some projects which have been awarded ten times over, and yet

have not been executed. On each occasion, the money marked for such projects end up in these

corrupt officers’ accounts. Why would anybody then suggest that they be spared from capital

punishment?

Moreover, the pen is the ready weapon of the public officers who are known to be corrupt. They

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use the tool (pen) to change financial figures from hundreds to thousands, to millions and even

billions or trillions of Naira, thus enriching them in a fraudulent way. You and I are then left in the

cold to suffer unemployment, lack of provision of basic social amenities, abject poverty,

diseases, etc. indeed, the agents of these misfortune deserve even more than capital

punishment.

Money realized by the corrupt public office holders are kept in overseas banks, leaving Nigerian

citizens to wallow in abject poverty. I therefore recommend capital punishment to them.

Armed robbers most often do not get as much loot as corrupt public officials. Yet, they are

executed on arrest and conviction.

The ill-gotten wealth gotten wealth of the officials are daily openly displayed on our streets in the

form of throwing parties lavishly  and  riding in posh and luxurious cars which are worth millions

of Naira. They constitute the bug sucking the riches of the country at the detriment of the poor

majority.

With these cogent points of mine, I believe corrupt public office holders deserve death

punishment to serve as a deterrent to others who may wish to tread their path. This is my

submission.

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