President
Muhammadu Buhari has handed presidential pardon to a former Governor of old
Bendel State, late Prof. Ambrose Alli and foremost nationalist, late Chief
Anthony Enahoro.
Curiously, the pardons were part of a total
package involving 2,600 prisoners meant to decongest prisons in the country.
The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola disclosed this at a world news conference on Thursday in Abuja.
He said that the gesture means that they were never convicted.
The annoucement was made known by Interior minister, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola in Abuja.
“I am pleased to inform you that f
Anthony Enahoro, Ambose Alli, Others Granted Presidential Pardon To Decongest Prisons
President
Muhammadu Buhari has handed presidential pardon to a former Governor of old
Bendel State, late Prof. Ambrose Alli and foremost nationalist, late Chief
Anthony Enahoro.
Curiously, the pardons were part of a total
package involving 2,600 prisoners meant to decongest prisons in the country.
The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola disclosed this at a world news conference on Thursday in Abuja.
He said that the gesture means that they were never convicted.
The annoucement was made known by Interior minister, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola in Abuja.
“I am pleased to
inform you that five ex-convicts recommended for presidential pardon (by
Buhari) have been so pardoned. They are late Prof Ambrose Ali, Late Chief
Anthony Enahoro, ex Lt. Col. Moses Effiong, Major E.J. Olanrewaju and Ajayi
Olusola Babalola. Prof Ali was the governor of the old Bendel State in the
Second Republic (1978-1983) and a great progressive while Chief Enahoro was a foremost
nationalist who moved the motion for Nigeria’s independence.
“I must thank and commend President Buhari for demonstrating great
statesmanship by pardoning these people who were part of the great Nigerian
history”, he said.
ive ex-convicts recommended for presidential pardon (by Buhari) have been so pardoned. They are late Prof Ambrose Ali, Late Chief Anthony Enahoro, ex Lt. Col. Moses Effiong, Major E.J. Olanrewaju and Ajayi Olusola Babalola. Prof Ali was the governor of the old Bendel State in the Second Republic (1978-1983) and a great progressive while Chief Enahoro was a foremost nationalist who moved the motion for Nigeria’s independence.
“I must thank and commend President Buhari for demonstrating great statesmanship by pardoning these people who were part of the great Nigerian history”, he said.
Anthony Enahoro, Ambose Alli, Others Granted Presidential Pardon To Decongest Prisons
President
Muhammadu Buhari has handed presidential pardon to a former Governor of old
Bendel State, late Prof. Ambrose Alli and foremost nationalist, late Chief
Anthony Enahoro.
Curiously, the pardons were part of a total
package involving 2,600 prisoners meant to decongest prisons in the country.
The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola disclosed this at a world news conference on Thursday in Abuja.
He said that the gesture means that they were never convicted.
The annoucement was made known by Interior minister, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola in Abuja.
“I am pleased to
inform you that five ex-convicts recommended for presidential pardon (by
Buhari) have been so pardoned. They are late Prof Ambrose Ali, Late Chief
Anthony Enahoro, ex Lt. Col. Moses Effiong, Major E.J. Olanrewaju and Ajayi
Olusola Babalola. Prof Ali was the governor of the old Bendel State in the
Second Republic (1978-1983) and a great progressive while Chief Enahoro was a foremost
nationalist who moved the motion for Nigeria’s independence.
“I must thank and commend President Buhari for demonstrating great
statesmanship by pardoning these people who were part of the great Nigerian
history”, he said.
ive ex-convicts recommended for presidential pardon (by Buhari) have been so pardoned. They are late Prof Ambrose Ali, Late Chief Anthony Enahoro, ex Lt. Col. Moses Effiong, Major E.J. Olanrewaju and Ajayi Olusola Babalola. Prof Ali was the governor of the old Bendel State in the Second Republic (1978-1983) and a great progressive while Chief Enahoro was a foremost nationalist who moved the motion for Nigeria’s independence.
“I must thank and commend President Buhari for demonstrating great statesmanship by pardoning these people who were part of the great Nigerian history”, he said.