Garba Shehu @GarShehu

DARIYE, NYAME PARDON IN LINE WITH CONSTITUTION, WILL NOT DERAIL ANTI-CORRUPTION WAR BY PRESIDENT BUHARI

The Presidency wishes to throw light on the recent note presented to the Council of State, on the report of the Presidential Advisory Committee on the Prerogative of Mercy, PACPM as a culmination of a process begun by the convicts & others concerned in line with the Constitution.

Section 175 (1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999(as amended) enjoins the President to exercise his constitutional powers “to grant any person concerned with or convicted of any offence created by an Act of the National Assembly a pardon either free or subject to lawful conditions; to grant respite, either for an indefinite or a specified period of the execution of any punishment imposed on that person for such an offence; substitute a less severe form of punishment imposed on that person for such an offence or remit the whole or any part of any punishment imposed on the person for such an offence or of penalty or forfeiture otherwise due to the state on account of such an offence.”

The Federal Government constituted the PACPM on August 28th, 2018 with the mandate of assisting the President in the discharge of his constitutional responsibility of granting pardon/clemency to convicts or ex-convicts in deserving cases.

The Committee filed its first report in March 2020 and reconvened on Thursday, 28 September 2021 to attend to the myriad of pending applications for presidential pardon and clemency from Nigerians across the country.

These accrued cases followed the established process of applying for pardon or clemency first to the Correctional Service (formerly Nigerian Prison Service), which must certify claims made, be they of life-threatening ill-health, (as in the cases of Governors Dariye, Nyame; John Joshua Uloh, Engr Umar Bamalli, Sa’adu Ayinla Alanamu, Charles Ihenatu, Akinwumi Ajayi and tens of others making the approved list of 159; or such cases arising from remorse and good conduct or plainly on the basis of compassion among other stated criteria.

The PACPM members, under the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, followed up the recommendations with a visit to selected Correctional Centers in several states of the Federation to “critically appraise and identify potential cases of convicts and ex-convicts before recommending them for presidential pardon/clemency and reduced sentences.”

In this round of the exercise, 412 inmates were interviewed and 162 were recommended to the Council of State by the President in the exercise of his powers, pursuant to Section 175 (2) which requires that he should carry out this function after being “advised by the Council.”

Clearly, the presentation to the Council of States meeting last week, attended by former Presidents, a former Chief Justice and 36 States and the FCT along the lines of its statutory membership was a culmination of a rigorous process, regulated and guided by the law which was not, in any way designed to achieve a political purpose. While it is natural that the cases of the ex-governors-two among many- would excite political analysts, coming at a time when elections are in the air, the President would at the same time have come across as insensitive and cruel to most people were he to have ignored very compelling cases recommended for pardon made to him because someone is a former Governor. Even Governors have the right to be treated fairly under the law.

President Buhari assures the nation that nothing done here was intended to achieve a political end or send a revisionist message on the relentless war against corruption which he has ably and evidently led by personal examples.

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I know a lot of scallywags on this platform who berated President Goodluck Jonathan for simply following due process in the prosecution of corrupt politicians until body odour came with initial gra gra. Here is where we are today freeing same politicians that Jonathan prosecuted and jailed. The Mainas of this country is why EFCC has left the big shots to chase around Yahoo boys on the streets of Lagos and Ogun state.
If today you decide to pursue a scholarship abroad but can't fix you Statement of Purpose, check my signature now!

Damnnn niggar
Which corruption bubu dey fight

Of course it can't.

Can a train headed to nowhere be derailed? Buhari's anti-corruption "fight" was headed to nowhere ab-initio.

Meanwhile nairalanders, can you remember this stereotype of the buharideens in the early days of this administration- "corruption is fighting back"? Which way now?

Anti-Corruption fight =Negative
Security=Negative
Infrastructure=Negative
Economy=Negative
Unification=Negative
Education=Negative

Abeg buharideens, wetin Buhari administration pass?

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Garba Shehu @GarShehu



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Have he ever fight corruption b4? Well probably this info is ment for zombies because they are the only set of human being that can believe this

As expected complete rubbish in defense of failure.

even Jesus forgive our sin but the old man fall hand big time.Some of us support him cos of Anti corruption/war against indiscipline.
But lawlessness is now National Anthem. U see a supposed educated man trowey dirty from his car(dem born such pipu to try DAT in 1984/85).

A monumental failure

Only zombies believe in Buhari integrity and anti corruption war. Even the disbanded BMC which have broken into Tinubu Urchins and Osinbajo lapdog knows this but the love of #30k allowee is what they are selling their conscience for

Africa is a joke

Another sign of Sapa is having a small meeting with the conductor before boarding a bus.�

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Garba Shehu @GarShehu



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Na noise bubu get, whose kind corruption when 90% of our oyel being stolen.

Shebi una tenure go Sha finish
Pls w agree

Shame on you and the Buhari government.

Bastards

Fuçk buhari fuçk apc fuçk Tinubu and fuçk every useless bastard who has ever voted and is going to vote for apc

.. Worthless explaination

Buhari will fight corruption!!! Biggest scam of modern history

Garuuba sheu is an idiot.
Perhaps I have a short memory is there anytime Buhari ever fought corruption.
SMH!