He said they received recommendations from over 40 groups and associations of Kogi East extraction of their preferred candidates.
The Oyo state governor said the support for Senator Akpabio was to promote “justice, fairness and…equity.”
The Adamawa governor said that the inmates were pardoned because of their good conduct beginning from the day that they were convicted.
The governor said his administration inherited N1.1 billion from the state coffers, adding that “we are going to start in a difficult way.”
The governor made the appeal during his 2023 Democracy Day message on Monday in Calabar.
The association wants the president to fight injustices, constitutional impunity and executive interference in the affairs of LGAs in Nigeria.
Mr Tinubu said that June 12 was “about rule of law and vibrant judiciary that can be trusted to deliver justice and strengthen institutions.”
The governor called on the executive, legislature and the judiciary to work together to make Anambra liveable and prosperous.
He appealed to the inmates to use the opportunity to engage in useful ventures and shun any act that could lead them back to prison.
NLC and other stakeholders in Enugu have lauded successive administrations in Nigeria for sustaining democracy in the country since 1999.
