2024: Gombe Governor Grants 26 Inmates State Pardon
By Oyewale Oyelola
Gombe State Governor, Inuwa Yahaya has granted unconditional pardon to 26 inmates to celebrate 2024 new year.
Governor Inuwa Yahaya disclosed this on Monday in a State-wide broadcast on the Occasion of New Year 2024 Celebration.
His words: “In the spirit of the new year, and based on the recommendation of the State Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy, I have granted clemency to 39 convicted inmates in our custodial centres, out of which 26 inmates will be granted unconditional pardon, while the remaining 13 have their sentences commuted to shorter periods. It is our hope that the beneficiaries will turn a new leaf and embrace this opportunity for a fresh start.”
The Governor also hinted that the second phase of food palliative to cushion effect fuel subsidy removal will commence on Tuesday, January 2.
According to him, the first phase of our food palliative intervention which was rolled out in August 2023 targeted 420,000 poor and vulnerable people among us. Tomorrow, we are rolling out the second phase of our palliative food distribution program, targeting about 90,000 beneficiaries across the state.
He said his administration will focus on building a Gombe State that leaves no one behind, as articulated in our recently passed 2024 budget.