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Article 175 — Prerogative of mercy

Article
175
Chapter
CHAPTER V — The Legislature
Index row title
Prerogative of mercy
Source document
nigerian constitution
Provision ID
e4885d8e-7aa1-4e1a-925e-305e48229d23

215 words

Verbatim text

(1) The President may - (a) grant any person concerned with or convicted of any offence created by an Act of the National Assembly a pardon, either free or subject to lawful conditions; (b) grant to any person a respite, either for an indefinite or for a specified period, of the execution of any punishment imposed on that person for such an offence; (c) substitute a less severe form of punishment for any punishment imposed on that person for such an offence; or (d) remit the whole or any part of any punishment imposed on that person for such an offence or of any penalty or forfeiture otherwise due to the State on account of such an offence. (2) The powers of the President under subsection (1) of this section shall be exercised by him after consultation with the Council of State. (3) The President, acting in accordance with the advice of the Council of State, may exercise his powers under subsection (1) of this section in relation to persons concerned with offences against the army, naval or air-force law or convicted or sentenced by a court-martial. The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Updated with the First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth AlterationsPART II State Executive A - The Governor of a State

What this means

  • The index files this text under article 175 of the Constitution of Nigeria.
  • The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER V — The Legislature”.
  • The row is titled “Prerogative of mercy”.
  • The passage runs to about 215 words.
  • Read plainly, it mentions assembly and association — it protects gathering together or joining a group, union or party (the words used: “Assembly”).

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