While we are still grappling with what the presidential pardon was about, another bombshell; Of course, I insinuated that he was being pardoned for political reasons but now it is clear.
Hear the presidential aide, Doyin Okupe, “If a man is granted presidential pardon, all his rights and privileges are returned to him. He can sell groundnut, he can do business, he can go into politics, he can go abroad, he can do whatever he likes,” .
Okupe recalled that the former governor was jailed in 2006 and going by the provision of the Nigerian constitution, he would have been able to contest for any post 10 years after serving his jail term, even without the pardon.
Okupe also recalled that Alamieyeseigha was removed from office in a manner that was suggested by many as not being above board, saying “nevertheless, the former Bayelsa governor, whose pardon appears to be drawing all the flaks, has been tried, found guilty and adequately punished.”
There is something wrong with the laws of the land. I dont understand how a thief of billions of naira owned by the people who are suffering in the midst of plenty, could have been adequately punished in just a few years. Now, to add salt to injury- he can contest! Very painful.
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