The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on Friday defended the state pardon grant to Joshua Dariye and Jolly Nyame, former governors of Plateau and Taraba states respectively. Malami a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), explained that it was within the constitutional powers of the president to grant state pardon to convicts, thereby justifying President Muhammadu Buhari's pardon of the duo. The AGF said the President regardless “of the volume of the money involved” only exercised his judicious powers.
Buhari Didn’t Mind Volumes Of Money Stolen By Ex-Governors Dariye, Nyame To Grant Them State Pardon – Attorney-General, MalamiThe AGF said the President regardless “of the volume of the money involved” only exercised his judicious powers.The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on Friday defended the state pardon grant to Joshua Dariye and Jolly Nyame, former governors of Plateau and Taraba states respectively.
The AGF said the President regardless “of the volume of the money involved” only exercised his judicious powers. But on April 14, 2022, the duo were among 159 convicts granted pardon during a Council of State which was chaired by President Buhari.Speaking at the 18th edition of the administration’s scorecard series on Thursday, Malami said that President Buhari only considered the eligibility of those pardoned and not the amount of money they embezzled.
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