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The Digest:

President Bola Tinubu has extended mercy to a foundational figure. According to Daily Post Nigeria, the pardon posthumously absolves Herbert Macaulay, a key architect of Nigerian nationalism who was convicted by colonial authorities, alongside 174 others.

Key Points:
  • President Bola Tinubu granted a presidential prerogative of mercy.
  • The pardon includes 175 individuals across various categories.
  • Prominent among them is Herbert Macaulay, a founding father.
  • Macaulay was convicted in 1913 for alleged fund misappropriation.
  • The Attorney-General of the Federation presented the recommendations.
  • The decision was ratified at the Council of State meeting in Abuja.
  • Historians have long debated the fairness of Macaulay's colonial-era trial.
This gesture reaches across a century, symbolically reconciling a complex colonial past with a modern national identity. Rooted in the Storm.

Sources: Daily Post Nigeria
Tags: Bola Tinubu, Presidential Pardon, Herbert Macaulay,