The National Council of State has ratified the presidential pardon granted to a former governor of the defunct Bendel State, Ambrose Alli, and three others. President Muhammadu Buhari presided over the virtual meeting from the Presidential Villa, Abuja where the ratification was made. The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), disclosed the outcome of the meeting to State House correspondents. Alli was said to have been convicted by a military tribunal for allegedly misappropriating N983,000 meant for a road project and sentenced to 100 years in prison. According to…
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