A former governor of Taraba State, Jolly Nyame, said he has learnt a lot from his prison experience.
Speaking at a thanksgiving service which held on Thursday at the secretariat of the Taraba state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Jalingo, Nyame said his four-year experience at the Kuje medium correctional facility has moulded him into a better leader.
According to him, given another opportunity, he would be a better leader to the people of Taraba.
Nyame was the governor of Taraba from 1999 to 2007.
“I learned a lot while in Kuje Prison and the hospital.
“If given another opportunity to lead the people of Taraba State, I will do better because of the experience I have gained,” he said during the occasion.
The former governor was sentenced to 14 years imprisonment in 2018 for diverting public funds to the tune of N1.64b.
At a council of state meeting, in April 2022, former President Muhammadu Buhari pardoned 159 inmates, including Nyame, who was jailed for fraud in 2018.
Nyame was pardoned by the former president on the grounds of age and ill health, having served four years of out of the 14-year sentence.
