Tinubu grants prerogative of of mercy to 175

—959 radical approved for nationalist honours

—Appoints Dr. Aminu Yusuf arsenic NPC Chairman

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru

ABUJA — THE National Council of States connected Thursday, approved President Bola Tinubu’s petition for the granting of prerogative of mercy to 175 inmates crossed the country.

The motion is aimed astatine decongesting correctional facilities and promoting restorative justice.

Governor of Kaduna State, Senator Uba Sani, disclosed this portion briefing State House correspondents astatine the extremity of the Council gathering explained that the motion reflects the administration’s committedness to tempering justness with mercy, portion ensuring that deserving inmates are fixed a 2nd accidental to reintegrate into society.

Senator Sani explained that the Council considered a study from the Advisory Committee connected Prerogative of Mercy, presented by the Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF and Minister of Justice, which recommended assorted clemency measures.

According to him, retired of the 175 beneficiaries, 82 inmates were granted statesmanlike pardon, 65 had their sentences reduced, portion 7 decease sentences were commuted to beingness imprisonment.

He, however, declined to supply the names of the beneficiaries.

The statesmanlike prerogative of mercy, enshrined successful Section 175 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), empowers the President to assistance pardons, reprieves, oregon commute sentences.

It is typically exercised aft cautious information of the recommendations of the Advisory Committee connected Prerogative of Mercy, which assesses factors specified arsenic age, sick health, bully behaviour, oregon cases of miscarriage of justice.

Governor Sani further stated that the Council took cardinal decisions connected nationalist appointments, approving Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN) arsenic Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Dr. Aminu Yusuf arsenic Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), pursuing recommendations by President Tinubu.

The Council further ratified the assignment of Alhaji Tonge Beta Bularafa arsenic Federal Commissioner representing Yobe State astatine the NPC.

Briefing journalists, Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State, who besides chairs the Progressive Governors’ Forum, described the information of the caller INEC Chairman, Amupitan, arsenic a law work diligently discharged by the President.

He said the assignment received unanimous endorsement, with speakers hailing the nominee arsenic “a serious-minded scholar, a antheral of integrity, tested and trusted, who has ne'er participated successful partisan politics.”

The National Council of State gathering was virtually attended by erstwhile Military President Ibrahim Babangida and erstwhile Head of State Abdulsalami Abubakar.

Also successful attendance were erstwhile Chief Justices of Nigeria, CJNs, President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Senator George Akume, authorities governors, and different statutory members of the Council.

Thursday’s endorsement by the Council of State, comprising erstwhile Heads of State, authorities governors, and different statutory members, is expected to pave the mode for the ceremonial merchandise oregon re-sentencing of the affected inmates successful the coming weeks.

The National Council of State besides approved President Tinubu’s petition for conferment of nationalist honour awards connected 959 eminent people.

The Permanent Secretary, Cabinet Affairs Office, Dr. Emanso Umobong, disclosed that retired of the number, 824 palmy applications were recommended and different 125 peculiar awards.

Although, she did not disclosed the afloat list, she said immoderate similar the Ogoni 9 were posthumous.

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