In a sweeping move, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has exercised his presidential prerogative of mercy, granting posthumous pardon to Herbert Macaulay alongside 174 other individuals.
📜 Key Highlights & Context
- The Council of State, at a meeting in Abuja, approved Tinubu’s request to extend clemency to a total of 175 persons across various categories.
- Among those pardoned is Herbert Macaulay, recognized as a foundational figure in Nigeria’s nationalist movement.
- The pardon is posthumous in Macaulay’s case; his colonial-era convictions had long been subjects of historical scrutiny.
🔍 Additional Observations & Implications
- Sources suggest that the pardons include a mix of full pardons, sentence reductions, and commutations (for example death sentences converted to life terms) across the 175 beneficiaries.
- The Attorney-General of the Federation presented the recommendations to the Council as part of the advisory process.
- Observers view the move as a gesture of national reconciliation, symbolic redress for historical injustices, especially in the case of figures like Macaulay.
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