Simon Lalong, governor of Plateau, says prayers were offered
for Joshua Dariye, former governor of the state, for the latter’s release from
prison.
Dariye and Jolly Nyame, former governor of Taraba, were
released from the correctional facility in Kuje council area, federal capital
territory (FCT), on Monday.
The development comes almost four months after the former
governors were granted state pardon.
At a council of state meeting presided over by President
Muhammadu Buhari in April, Dariye and Nyame were among 159 inmates pardoned.
The two former governors, who were both jailed for fraud,
were granted pardon on the grounds of age and ill-health.
In a statement on Friday, Makut Macham, Lalong’s
spokesperson, said the governor led a delegation from the state along with his
wife, Regina, to visit Dariye at his residence in Abuja to congratulate him on
his release.
Lalong thanked Buhari for his magnanimity in granting pardon
to Dariye and Nyame, adding that “massive prayers and appeal was made to
facilitate it”.
The governor urged Dariye to continue to contribute to the
advancement of Plateau through his knowledge, and prayed to God to grant him
good health.
“In his response, Dariye thanked God for his release and
using people such as Lalong and President Buhari to make it a reality,” the
statement reads.
“He debunked rumours that he was running for senate and
advised politicians in Plateau to unite and support the governor in promoting
the interest of the state and its people.
“He described governance as an opportunity for those in
charge to do their best and leave posterity to judge their efforts, saying no
one could not finish the business of government in a day.”
The delegation, which included federal lawmakers, as well as
members of the state executive council, also visited Nyame at his residence in
Abuja.
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