Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has asked the court to declare illegal, and incompatible with the oath of office the recent pardon granted by President Muhammedu Buhari to former governors of Plateau State, Senator Joshua Dariye, and Taraba State, Rev Jolly Nyame who are serving jail terms for corruption.
Dariye and Nyame were recently pardoned alongside 157 others convicted for various offences.
The two men were investigated, prosecuted and convicted for stealing N1.16 billion and N1.6 billion respectively from their state treasuries, while they were in office between 1999 and 2007.Kaduna Train Attack: SERAP drags FG before ECOWAS court over failure to rescue victimsJoined in the suit as Defendant is Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice.
“It is in the interest of justice to set aside the pardon for Dariye and Nyame.
Presidential pardon for grand corruption cases is incompatible with the rule of law, as it undermines equality before the law.
