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Tinubu’s Strength Lies In Admitting Errors — Presidency Reacts To Backlash Over Pardon List!
The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has defended President Bola Tinubu’s decision to review and partially reverse the earlier presidential pardon list, describing it as both an act of strength and a display of compassion.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
Speaking during an interview on Arise TV’s Prime Time, Onanuga said the President demonstrated humility and leadership by acknowledging errors and taking corrective steps when necessary.
“President Tinubu is not afraid to reverse himself when he makes mistakes,” Onanuga stated. “He is a leader who wakes up every morning to read newspapers, watch television, and monitor national developments. He is compassionate and always willing to review his actions to ensure fairness.”
Onanuga explained that the case of Maryam Sanda — whose death sentence for culpable homicide was reduced to a 12-year jail term — was reviewed on humanitarian grounds.
“Maryam Sanda’s case is complicated because she has children and has already lost her husband. Who takes care of those children?” he said. “It was a crime of passion, not premeditated. Even her late husband’s father, Alhaji Ahmed Bello Isa, pleaded for forgiveness.”
He clarified that the individuals who benefited from the President’s intervention were granted clemency, not full pardons, emphasizing that considerations such as remorse, rehabilitation, and humanitarian factors guided the process.
“If someone has committed a drug-related offence, served most of their sentence, shown remorse, and become reformed, the state must show a heart of forgiveness,” he added.
Onanuga further revealed that the Secretariat of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Prerogative of Mercy had been transferred from the Ministry of Special Duties to the Ministry of Justice to ensure greater transparency and accountability.
“The government has moved this responsibility from the Office of Special Duties to the Ministry of Justice for better oversight and accuracy,” he said.
President Tinubu had earlier exercised his constitutional powers under Section 175 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) to grant clemency and pardons to several convicted individuals.
However, following consultations with the Council of State and public reactions, the President ordered a review of the list, removing the names of individuals convicted of serious crimes, including kidnapping, drug trafficking, human trafficking, fraud, and arms dealing.
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