Joshua Dariye
Joshua Dariye is a Nigerian politician and former governor of Plateau State who was convicted for embezzlement and corruption, serving time in prison before being granted a state pardon in 2022. His case has drawn significant attention to issues of political corruption in Nigeria.
Born on Jul 12, 1973 (52 years old)
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Nigeria:
Joshua Dariye is a former governor who was jailed for stealing from his state and later pardoned by Buhari.
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Nigeria:
Governor Joshua Dariye was not reinstated after Obasanjo's earlier declaration of emergency in Plateau State.
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Nigeria:
Former governor Joshua Dariye was present at the meeting to discuss security issues in Plateau State.
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Nigeria:
He blamed Governor Joshua Dariye for failing to end the ugly situation.
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Nigeria:
Dariye was serving a 10-year sentence for embezzling N1.126bn state funds.
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Nigeria:
Joshua Dariye was a former governor convicted of fraud and granted a presidential pardon during Buhari's administration.
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Nigeria:
Obasanjo noted that the difficult task of securing convictions of VIPs involved in grand corruption was achieved with the jailing of former governor of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye.
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