By M. Peter, Jos
In the spirit of the 2020 democracy day in Plateau state and in thanksgiving to God for guiding him and his administration through the last five years, Governor Simon Lalong has granted absolute pardon to seven prisoners.
The Governor in a State-wide broadcast on Friday evening said the gesture was in exercise of the powers conferred on him as Governor in Section 212 of the Constitution of The Federal Republic Of Nigeria 1999 (As Amended) and done after due consultation with The State Advisory Council On Prerogative Of Mercy.
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He listed those pardoned as Victor Bakyil, Yakubu Yohanna, Dashe Obadiah,
Rev. David Kim Pam, Femi Cole Oyajide, Yakubu Musa Chai and Rabo Zubairu saying all those pardons are granted for reasons of “good conduct, with effect from the different dates of sentences.”
Among other things, the Governor said, “My fellow citizens of Plateau State, it is with great sense of joy and fulfillment that I address you today as we commemorate our fifth year in office and marking yet another democracy day./Let me first give glory to God for the privilege he has given me and my Deputy, Prof. Sonni Gwanle Tyoden, and indeed all other elected and appointed office holders to serve the people of Plateau at this time of our history.
“In the same vein, I express my deep appreciation to the people of Plateau State for reposing their confidence in us and our party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) at both the 2015 and 2019 general elections. We remain grateful to you. The journey has no doubt been challenging and tasking, but with your support, prayers and advice, we have done a lot in fulfilling our campaign promises and implementing the Rescue Agenda of our administration.
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“In the spirit of the 2020 Democracy Day and in thanksgiving to God for guiding us through the last five years, and in exercise of the powers conferred on me as Governor in Section 212 of the Constitution of The Federal Republic Of Nigeria 1999 (As Amended), after due consultation with The State Advisory Council On Prerogative Of Mercy, I have granted absolute pardon to seven (7) Prisoners. All these pardons are granted for reasons of good conduct, with effect from the different dates of sentences.”
