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Don’t scrap Amnesty program — Omo-Agege implores FG

Ihesiulo Grace 23 August 2020 0

By Tunde Opalana The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has called on the Federal Government to shelve alleged plans to scrap the Presidential Amnesty Program (PAP) for ex-agitators in the Niger Delta region, Daily Times gathered.  He also charged people in the region to

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Ex-militants trained as divers are jobless, says expert

Ihesiulo Grace 5 July 2020 0

A diving inspector-elect, Mr. Julius Ugwuala, has said that most of the former militants trained as divers under the Federal Government amnesty programme have become jobless. According to him, the situation is a security risk that needs to be addressed so that the ex-militants do not go back to their bad ways due to idleness. […]

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Buhari suspends Dokubo, coordinator of Amnesty programme

Ihesiulo Grace 29 February 2020 0

…Confirms Yemi-Esan as Head of Service, retires Oyo-Ita President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the suspension of Charles Dokubo, coordinator of the presidential amnesty programme. Femi Adesina, special adviser to the president on media and publicity, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday. Adesina said the suspension is in line with the recommendation of a

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Fund Amnesty Programme, ex-police chief urge FG

Ihesiulo Grace 25 October 2018 0

A former Federal Capital Territory (FCT) commissioner of police (retd), Lawrence Alobi, has urged the Federal Government to sustain and adequately fund the Presidential Amnesty Programme to maintain the prevailing peace and security in the Niger Delta. He described the programme as a catalyst for development of the hitherto restive region. Speaking with newsmen yesterday

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Dokubo is giving Amnesty Programme strategic direction –NIPSS Director

Ihesiulo Grace 10 October 2018 0

…Warns FG against neglecting Niger Delta ex-agitators Director of Research, National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Plateau State, Prof. Habu Galadima says the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta, Prof. Charles Dokubo, is providing the needed strategic leadership towards actualizing the objectives of the Presidential Amnesty

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Presidential Amnesty Office partners NBTI on quality food production, others

Ihesiulo Grace 5 October 2018 0

Presidential Amnesty Office is partnering the National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI) towards improving the quality and certification of agricultural and other products of Amnesty Programme beneficiaries. Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Coordinator, Amnesty Programme, Prof. Charles Dokubo, assured of his readiness to partner on technology

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Amnesty programme ‘ll transform Niger Delta, says Dokubo

Ihesiulo Grace 4 October 2018 0

Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta, Prof. Charles Dokubo, on Tuesday expressed optimism that new policies and objectives for Presidential Amnesty Programme under his watch will transform the Niger Delta region. He however, warned that the Amnesty Programme cannot effectively serve its purpose if the people of the Niger Delta are not bonded […]

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2019: Niger Delta ex- agitators’ leaders meet Dokubo on political alignment

Ihesiulo Grace 20 September 2018 0

Leaders of ex-agitators enlisted in the first phase of the Presidential Amnesty Programme met on Tuesday with the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta, Prof. Charles Dokubo, to chart a course ahead of the 2019 polls. The forthcoming presidential election was top on the agenda of the meeting which was held at the […]

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Amnesty Programme: 25 beneficiaries graduate from Ogbebor leadership, skills acquisition academy

Ihesiulo Grace 16 August 2017 0

Twenty five beneficiaries of the presidential amnesty programme yesterday graduated from the Ogbebor Leadership and Skills Acquisition Academy. The training programme is part of efforts to empower ex-agitators from the Niger Delta region. Drawn from Rivers, Bayelsa and Delta States, the trainees were taken on rubber technology, products manufacturing techniques and other

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APC slams Rivers’ amnesty programme, urges police to trace source of returned arms

Ihesiulo Grace 21 November 2016 0

The Rivers state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed the Amnesty Programme of the Rivers state government as a sham meant to hoodwink Nigerians. The party stated in a statement released on Sunday by the state chairman, Chief Davies Ikanya, that the whole process was stage-managed as the arms being returned under […]