Civil Society activists in the nation’s capital have demanded that the Federal Government should immediately extradite former Governor of Bayelsa State governor, Dipreye Alamieyesiegha to the United Kingdom for him to face his charges on misappropriation.
Mr Alamieyesiegha was recently granted a state pardon by the President with the approval of the National Council of State over his conviction for embezzlement while he was the governor of the oil rich state.
Spearheading a protest in front of the National Assembly on Wednesday, Mr Ezenwa Nwagwu, said the Federal Government’s nonchalance to series of criticisms from home and abroad over the said pardon is a wake-up call for Nigerians to revive the war against anti-corruption.
Mr Alamieyesiegha is wanted by the British authorities for money laundering charges..
Although the activists were not allowed into the premises, they urged Nigerians not to be distracted, vowing to continue the fight to ensure meaningful development in the country in the nearest future.
World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) and Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) have dragged the Federal Government to the United Nations Universal Periodic Review (UPR) expressing “serious concerns about the state pardon granted Mr Alamieyeseigha by President Jonathan.”
