ABUJA, Nigeria – Na Thursday, October 12, 2025, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu open floor for his big heart as e grant pardon to 175 convicts and ex-convicts, wey no be just ordinary people o! Some of dem na big names wey don carry plenty wahala before.
Dem say mercy is a dish best served cold, but for dis matter, Tinubu don bring am hot like pepper soup! He granted clemency based on say many of dem show remorse and even learn new skills while for prison. Omo, na for prison dem turn to better version of dem self!
Dis whole gist come from di Presidential Advisory Committee wey dey supervise di Prerogative of Mercy. Di committee, wey Prince Lateef Fagbemi, di Attorney-General and Justice Minister, dey run, recommend pardon for two inmates while dem check 15 ex-convicts among dem. 11 of dem don already join ancestors. E be like say dem no go hear wahala!
Highlights for di list include Maryam Sanda, wey sabi stab im husband well well but don show say she don change, plus plenty people wey dey under different kind wahala like drugs, fraud, and even treason. Major General Mamman Jiya Vatsa, wey bin knack poor judgement back in di 1986 (we no go talk wetin happen), also join di list of posthumously pardoned along with di Ogoni Nine including Ken Saro-Wiwa. Na serious matter!
Tinubu use dis opportunity correct di wrong wey British colonialists do to Sir Herbert Macaulay, one of our founding fathers. E don finally clear di air on wetin happen back den. Na beta move for justice! We go dey honor our heroes, right?
Pardon no easy o! For di 82 inmates wey benefit from dis clemency, most of dem na drug dealers, illegal miners, and white-collar criminals wey dey learn di ropes of vocational skills. Dis no be small make-over, abeg! Even people wey dey do drugs get chance to redeem dem self. Na so e be, y’all!
Seven inmates wey dey on death row also receive di good news as dem sentences don change to life imprisonment! Na dem go dey rethink dem life o. E no go hard abeg?
Dis whole exercise don spark mixed reactions as e dey show say di government serious about creating second chances for di people wey don mess up. Critics go fit say na just political move ahead of Tinubu’s 2027 quest for re-election, but who no go love dis kind move wey dey bring people together?
Dey say forgiveness is divine, but na wetin we go do for our comrades? Na more plans for di future! As President Tinubu dey waka this pathway, e fit encourage more people to learn from di mistakes wey dem do and come back ready to make amends.
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