Council Of State Okays Tinubu’s Nominee As New NPC Chair, Pardons 82 Prisoners

The National Council of State has approved the assignment of Dr. Aminu Yusuf from Niger State arsenic the caller president of the National Population Commission (NPC) and besides endorsed the assistance of statesmanlike clemency to 175 inmates crossed the country.

Kaduna State governor, Uba Sani, disclosed this to State House correspondents aft the Council of State gathering held connected Thursday astatine the Presidential Villa successful Abuja.

According to him, the Council’s determination followed recommendations by President Bola Tinubu, who presided implicit the meeting.

“Today, 9th October 2025, the Council of State gathering was held earlier, and 1 of the large decisions taken was the assignment of the Chairman of the National Population Commission,” Governor Sani said. “The idiosyncratic appointed based connected the proposal by Mr. President, who chaired the Council of State, is Dr. Aminu Yusuf from Niger State.”

He added that the Council besides approved the assignment of Alhaji Tonga Betara Bularafa arsenic the Federal Commissioner representing Yobe State astatine the Commission.

Both appointments, helium said, received unanimous support from the members of the Council.

“In attendance were erstwhile Presidents and Heads of State, Generals Ibrahim Babangida and Abdulsalami Abubakar, arsenic good arsenic governors and different members of the Council,” the Kaduna politician stated.

Governor Sani further explained that the Council besides deliberated connected the study of the Advisory Committee connected the Prerogative of Mercy, which was presented by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), connected behalf of the President.

“After deliberation, the Council unanimously approved the recommendations for the antithetic categories of the prerogative of mercy,” helium said.

He gave a breakdown of the clemency decisions arsenic follows: 82 inmates were granted statesmanlike pardon, 65 had their situation presumption reduced, portion 7 decease sentences were commuted to beingness imprisonment.

“The full fig approved nether the prerogative of mercy is 175, arsenic recommended by Mr. President and presented to the Council by the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice,” helium said.

Governor Sani added that some items — the appointments and the clemency approvals — were deliberated upon and agreed to unanimously by the Council.