Tag: Dariye

Northern group appeals to Buhari to pardon ex-Plateau governor, Dariye, over his 10-yr jail sentence

Aminu Imam

A norther coalition group, “Movement For A New Arewa”, has appealed to the President Muhammadu Buhari to extend presidential pardon to former Plateau State governor, Joshua Dariye. The group made the appeal in a press statement jointly issued to newsmen, signed by its National President, AbdulKareem Bayero and its National Secretary, Abdullahi Musa, in Kaduna. According to the group, Dariye, who has been in prison since the inception of the present administration, needs to breath an air of freedom as a citizen of the country. The group stressed that if…

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Supreme Court upholds 10-yr jail term against ex-Gov. Dariye

Aminu Imam

…Quashes misappropriation charge The Supreme Court yesterday affirmed the judgment of the Court of Appeal that convicted former Plateau State governor, Joshua Dariye, for charges brought against him by the Federal Government. Dariye, who governed Plateau between 1999 and 2007 was convicted for criminal breach of trust. Delivering judgment in an appeal filed by the former governor, Justice Hellen Ogunwumiju held that the Court of Appeal and a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory were right in their findings in the criminal breach of trust filed against the former…

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