Ekiti State Governor Dr Kayode Fayemi has inaugurated an eight-man Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy in an attempt to implement
Fayemi said the committee was critical to ensuring good governance in the state, adding that necessitated the careful selection of members.
“The big challenge to us in this state is that we have so many people who are languishing in prison awaiting trial for offences that may not frankly worth leaving somebody there for months and years.
He added the commission became imperative to have a more comprehensive approach to addressing the agitations and requests. Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Wale Fapohunda had said that the Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy is in furtherance of the Governors powers to grant pardon to a convict.
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