Nigeria, June 13 -- A renowned environmental activist, Nnimmo Bassey, has dismissed as not being the best option, President Bola Tinubu's plan to grant state pardon to Ken Saro-Wiwa and other eight Ogoni leaders executed in 1995 by Nigerian military dictator, Sani Abacha, because of their struggle for environmental justice for their oil-rich community in the Niger Delta region.

Mr Tinubu, during his address at the joint session of the National Assembly on Thursday, 12 June, to mark Nigeria's 2025 Democracy Day, conferred posthumous national honours on Mr Saro-Wiwa (CON) and the others - Saturday Dobee (OON), Nordu Eawo (OON), Daniel Gbooko (OON), Paul Levera (OON), Felix Nuate (OON), Baribor Bera (OON), Barinem Kiobel (OON), and John Kpu...