Nyame was the governor of Taraba State from 1999 to 2007.


The Council of States after a meeting on Thursday in Abuja agreed to free former Taraba State governor, Rev Jolly Nyame, who has been serving a jail term at the Kuje prison for misappropriation of funds while he was in office.
Nyame was the governor of Taraba State from 1999 to 2007.


“The Council of State today agreed to grant him pardon. They will now write to the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, who will now ratify it and write to the prison to release him.

“It is a political move. It is a plot for the ruling party, All Progressives Congress, to win Taraba State in the next elections. Buhari lobbied other members of the Council of State to secure Nyame’s release,” a top source told SaharaReporters.

“It is just a formality from the AGF to release him once the Council already approved it. The Council considered that the amount Nyame was jailed for is not as big as what other politicians and former governors stole,” another source corroborated.

The Supreme Court had in February 2020 upheld the conviction and 12-year jail term given to Nyame, for misappropriation of funds while he was governor of Taraba State.

A five-member panel of the apex court, in a unanimous decision led by Justice Mary Odili, had said it found no reason to set aside concurrent judgements of both the trial court and the Court of Appeal, which found Mr Nyame guilty of misappropriation of funds.
Delivering the lead judgement, Justice Amina Augie, held that the appeal the former governor filed to challenge his conviction and sentence, lacked merit.

The apex court, however, held that the appellate court was wrong to have imposed fine against Nyame.

Justice Augie, therefore, affirmed the imposed jail term but freed the convicted Mr Nyame from paying fine for the crime he committed against the state, while he was a governor.

In May 2018, when Justice Adebukola Banjoko first sentenced Nyame to jail.

seunmsg:
This is a stupid decision.

seunmsg:
This is a stupid decision. One of the reasons why some of us voted against Jonathan was the state pardon granted to DSP Alamieyeseigha; it’s such a shame that Buhari is now doing the same thing. What then is the purpose of wasting public funds to try him if the president would still release him after conviction? This is simply disgraceful. He can as well release all convicted criminals.

VladimirPutiin:


Going by this your assessment. Your mentor Tinubu should be in Jail with all his corruption and the Bullion Van saga not too long ago.

seunmsg:


Actually, Atiku with the US senate indictment and Peter Obi with the Pandora paper revelation should both be in jail for their crimes against the people of Nigeria.

SledgeHammerer:
So the job of council of state is to release criminals?

seunmsg:
This is a stupid decision. One of the reasons why some of us voted against Jonathan was the state pardon granted to DSP Alamieyeseigha; it’s such a shame that Buhari is now doing the same thing. What then is the purpose of wasting public funds to try him if the president would still release him after conviction? This is simply disgraceful. He can as well release all convicted criminals.

VladimirPutiin:


Going by this your assessment. Your mentor Tinubu should be in Jail with all his corruption and the Bullion Van saga not too long ago.

ambu2:


The Nigerian Council of State is an organ of the Nigerian Government. Its functions include advising the executive on policy making.

The council has the following responsibilities:

1. Advise the President in the exercise of his powers with respect to the:-
- National population census and compilation, publication and keeping of records and other information concerning the same;
- Prerogative of mercy;
- Award of national honours;
- The Independent National Electoral Commission (including the appointment of members of that Commission);
- The National Judicial Council (including the appointment of the members, other than ex-officio members of that Council);
- The National Population Commission (including the appointment of members of that Commission); and

2. Advise the President whenever requested to do so on the maintenance of public order within the Federation or any part thereof and on such other matters as the President may direct.

seunmsg:
This is a stupid decision. One of the reasons why some of us voted against Jonathan was the state pardon granted to DSP Alamieyeseigha; it’s such a shame that Buhari is now doing the same thing. What then is the purpose of wasting public funds to try him if the president would still release him after conviction? This is simply disgraceful. He can as well release all convicted criminals.