Ekiti State Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy meets today



• Considers 50 applications for clemency 


The Ekiti State Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy will meet today to consider applications for clemency from persons convicted by the high court of Ekiti State and serving various sentences in the Nigerian Correctional Centers Ado-Ekiti, Abeokuta and  Lagos.


This was disclosed yesterday by the Special Assistant to the Attorney-General & Commissioner for Justice, Olakekan Suleman. According to him, out of the 86 applications sent to the Ministry of Justice, 50 were identified for consideration by the Council. 


He said the Council will prioritize  applications from young convicts between ages 18 and 21 years; elderly convicts (non-habitual offenders) above 70 years; convicts with terminal diseases; convicts with  infectious diseases and convicts with few months to their release. 


Suleman further stated that in line with current government policy, applications from sex offenders as well as those convicted for kidnapping will not be considered. 


The Ekiti State Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy is a statutory body, established by Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy Law, 2012, in pursuance of Section 212 (2) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended).


The function of the Council is to advise the State Governor on the exercise of the constitutional-vested power of prerogative of mercy and recommend  appropriate persons to the Governor for the purposes of enjoyment of any aspect of the prerogative of mercy, exercisable by the Governor under the Constitution.

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