The Archbishop of the Abuja, Catholic Diocese, John Cardinal Oniayekan, has joined other well-meaning Nigerians in condemning the pardon granted the former Bayelsa State Governor, Depreiye Alamieyeseigha, by President Goodluck Jonathan.
The Premium Times reported that Oniayekan dedicated his Easter message to condemning the pardon and commenting on a raging argument favouring granting amnesty for members of the Boko Haram sect.
President Jonathan drew local and international anger after he granted state pardon to Alamieyeseigha.
The former governor, wanted in the United Kingdom for money laundering and convicted in Nigeria for embezzling state funds while he was governor, was pardoned alongside another convict and former Managing Director of the Bank of the North, Shettima Bulama.
Bulama, like Alamieyeisegha, was investigated and later prosecuted for corruption by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for crimes committed as head of the Nigerian bank.
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Onaiyekan Condemns Pardon for Alamieyeseigha, Bulama
The Archbishop of the Abuja, Catholic Diocese, John Cardinal Oniayekan, has joined other well-meaning Nigerians in condemning the pardon granted the former Bayelsa State Governor, Depreiye Alamieyeseigha, by President Goodluck Jonathan.
The Premium Times reported that Oniayekan dedicated his Easter message to condemning the pardon and commenting on a raging argument favouring granting amnesty for members of the Boko Haram sect.
President Jonathan drew local and international anger after he granted state pardon to Alamieyeseigha.
The former governor, wanted in the United Kingdom for money laundering and convicted in Nigeria for embezzling state funds while he was governor, was pardoned alongside another convict and former Managing Director of the Bank of the North, Shettima Bulama.
Bulama, like Alamieyeisegha, was investigated and later prosecuted for corruption by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for crimes committed as head of the Nigerian bank.
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