The National
Council of State headed
by PresidentGoodluck
Jonathan has
granted a state pardon to the former Governor of Bayelsa State, Diepreiye
Alamieyeseigha.
While
he was the state governor, Alamieyeseighaembezzled
the state funds, a crime which he was convicted for. In July 2007, he pleaded
guilty to a six- count corruption charge before a Nigerian court and was
sentenced to two years in prison on each count. He also once jumped bail in the
UK in December 2005 and absconded by allegedly disguising as a woman. He was
also charged with money laundering when the London Metropolitan Police found
about N253 million in cash in his London home. He is still a wanted man in the
UK.
The
council also granted a state pardon to another ex-convict and former head of
the Bank of the North, Shettima
Bulama. At the meeting attended by three former heads of states
and some state governors, pardon was also granted to some of those convicted
for coup plotting by the Sani Abacha administration.
Others that were granted pardon
are the former Chief of General Staff, Major General Oladipo
Diya (rtd); former Chief of Staff Supreme Military
Council, and brother of the late President, Major General Shehu Musa Yar’adua (Post
Humous); ex-Major Bello Magaji NA/6604, Mohammed
Lima Biu; Major General Abdulkareem Adisa (Post Humous) and former Major Segun
Fadipe. The Council of State comprises of the President, Vice
President, all state governors, former Presidents, the Chief Justice of the Federation,
the Senate President and Speaker amongst others.
Source NaijaPundit
Source NaijaPundit
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