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The decision followed the recommendations of the presidential advisory committee on the prerogative of mercy (PACPM), chaired by Lateef Fagbemi, attorney-general of the federation and minister of justice.

Other members of the committee include Akinlolu Olujinmi, Alkasum Abba, Nike Sidikat Ijaiya, Augustine Utsaha, and Onwusoro Maduka, the secretary.

Institutional representatives on the committee include officials from the ministry of special duties and inter-governmental affairs, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), the Nigerian Correctional Service, the National Human Rights Commission, the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), and the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN).

The report, presented to the council of state in Abuja, showed that 175 inmates were interviewed and 294 applications reviewed.

According to the report, “Eighty-two inmates were recommended for clemency, two for pardon, sixty-five for reduction of prison terms, and seven on death row for commutation to life imprisonment.”

It added that 15 ex-convicts were recommended for presidential pardon, including the late Ogoni Nine, while four others were proposed for posthumous national honours.

The committee adopted criteria such as old age, terminal illness, long-term imprisonment, good conduct, and rehabilitation in its recommendations.

Bobloco:
https://x.com/StatiSense/status/1977079662959538485?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet[/quote][quote author=AustineE1 post=137094994]Still on number 1. There must be a reason for that but it wont come out of my mouth![/quote]

Ofunaofu:
Presidents have the constitutional power to grant pardons that’s not in question. But when someone with a history in the drug trade uses that power to free people convicted of similar crimes, it really raises eyebrows. It makes you wonder: is this about justice, or something more personal? Moves like this can erode trust in the legal system

E fit be say CAN don dey swallow white powder be dat o, because dem be recommend these people for pardon.. See TimeManager posts to see the list of the committee who recommended the pardon... Ipob sef.