Abubakar Malami attorney-general of the federation, says President Muhammadu Buhari acted within his constitutional powers when he ...
Bolanle OlabimtanAbubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation , says President Muhammadu Buhari was right to grant a state pardon to Joshua Dariye, former Plateau governor, and Jolly Nyame, former governor of Taraba state.
Speaking at the 18th edition of the administration’s scorecard series on Thursday, Malami said it was within the constitutional powers of the president to grant state pardon.only considered the eligibility of those pardoned and not the amount of money embezzled.“There are no different set of laws but there could be variation in terms of volume of the certain matters involved and ingredients of the exercise of the situation,” he said.
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