In the spirit of New Year celebrations, Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai pardoned 11 convicts serving various prison terms in Kaduna prison.
This is done under the prerogative of compassionate power conferred by Section 212 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, as amended.
A statement from Sir Kashim Ibrahim House said the governor, acting on the recommendation of the State Advisory Council on the Prerogative of Mercy, released the inmates on Sunday.
The statement added that it is customary to express mercy on New Year’s Day by granting pardon to deserving prisoners under the jurisdiction of the state.
The Kaduna State Advisory Council on the Prerogative of Mercy earlier recommended the granting of amnesty and for the immediate release of Musa John, Yakubu Abdullahi and Habu Usman.
Other inmates released are: Shamsu Usman, Abdullahi Abdulmumuni, Mahadi Abdullahi, Futune Mabuke, Abdullahi Lawal, Sunday Iliya, Mohammed Anas and Kayode Gabriel Adenji.
The Kaduna State Advisory Council on the Prerogative of Mercy based its recommendations on convicts serving sentences of three years or more who have six months.
” They must serve no more than six months and convicts for ten years or more of their sentences with moral conduct and convicts who are terminally ill.
“The committee is also considering private submissions for pardons made to the governor.”
New Year 2023 Countdown Party
Earlier, Mr. El Rufai thanked the people of the country for giving him the opportunity to serve him, as well as for their understanding and support over the years.
The governor, who spoke at the Kaduna 2023 countdown celebration organized by the Kaduna Capital Territory Authority (KCTA), “wished for a happy new year and called for optimism despite the difficult times.”
He also expressed his continued commitment to peace and prosperity, hoping, ”the hard work we have done since 2015 to make the country better and improve lives will continue with the next government.”
He told the crowd at the revamped Murtala Mohammed Square that the countdown to 2023 will be the last governorship of the state, just as he bid farewell.
He also gave the crowd a lot of fun’Print‘ dance steps, before he reluctantly walked off the stage waving to the crowd.
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