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.
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Governor Joshua Dariye was sacked, the legislature dissolved, and retired General Chris Ali was installed as interim administrator.
Present-day Nigeria is a nation in worse peril – The Mail & Guardian
South Africa· 2025-12-11
Joshua Dariye is a former governor who was jailed for stealing from his state and later pardoned by Buhari.
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Nigeria· 2025-06-05
Governor Joshua Dariye was not reinstated after Obasanjo's earlier declaration of emergency in Plateau State.
Supreme Court must act swiftlyNigeria· 2025-05-16
Former governor Joshua Dariye was present at the meeting to discuss security issues in Plateau State.
Plateau killings: Mutfwang convenes stakeholders’ meetingNigeria· 2025-04-21
He blamed Governor Joshua Dariye for failing to end the ugly situation.
Plateau killings, signs of a failing stateNigeria· 2025-04-09
Dariye was serving a 10-year sentence for embezzling N1.126bn state funds.
Your allegation against me baseless, Malami replies ObasanjoNigeria· 2025-03-15
Joshua Dariye was a former governor convicted of fraud and granted a presidential pardon during Buhari's administration.
Malami dismisses Obasanjo’s corruption claims over presidential pardonsNigeria· 2025-03-14Obasanjo 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.
FG knocks Obasanjo as ex-President rates Buhari worst in corruptionNigeria· 2025-03-14
