Nyame, 66, was governor of Taraba from 1999 to 2007. He was serving a 12-year jail term for financial malfeasance and abuse of office until Thursday when the National Council of State met and granted him and other ex-convicts state pardon.
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The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria has rejected “outrightly” the new National Minimum Wage of N27,000 recommended by the National Council of State.
Ngige made this known when he briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the Council’s meeting which was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra disclosed this when he briefed State House correspondents alongside Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun on the outcome of the Council of State meeting.
The forum, represented by Chiefs Edwin Clark, Albert Horsefall (South-South); Chief John Nwodo, Prof. Joe Irukwu (South-East); and Chief Reuben Fasoranti, Chief Ayo Adebanjo (South-West), spoke in Lagos at a press conference titled: “Only Restructuring will Ensure the Unity, Peace and Development of Nigeria”
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The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, stated this on Friday at a news briefing
Okupe, who spoke on a live television programme, Sunrise, on Channels Television, said the outcry over the pardon of Alamieyeseigha was not necessary as he was granted the pardon after serving out the sentence for his offence and had become remorseful