Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu
of Ondo State has approved the pardon of 12 prisoners.
The state Commissioner for
Information and Orientation, Yemi Olowolabi, disclosed this in a statement made
available to newsmen in Akure on Monday.
Mr. Olowolabi said the
gesture was in exercise of the power conferred on the Governor by Paragraph (d)
of sub section (1) of Section 212 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic
of Nigeria, 1999.
According to him, the
pardon was approved by the governor following the recommendation by the Ondo
State Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy.
“In his letter, dated 27th
December, 2017, and addressed to the Comptroller of Prisons, Governor Akeredolu
advised that the affected prisoners be released.
“All the prisoners have
served portions of their various sentences.
“The governor advised the
affected prisoners to make use of the opportunity of their release to turn a
new leaf and engage in legal and positive activities that will contribute to
the development of the country,” the commissioner added.
(NAN)
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