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AGF Fagbemi Wants Prerogative Of Mercy Removed In Corruption Cases
during the next constitutional amendment.
Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Olasunkanmi Fagbemi, SAN, has proposed excluding the prerogative of mercy in corruption cases during the next constitutional amendment.
The prerogative of mercy is a power granted to the President under Section 175 and to Governors under Section 212 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), allowing them to pardon or commute the sentences of convicted individuals.
Speaking at a one-day conference organized by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) for state Attorneys General in Abuja, Prince Fagbemi emphasized the importance of unity in the fight against corruption.
