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 come up with a new narrative about holding […]
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. […]
…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 […]
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 […]
…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 Programme. He expressed his […]
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 incubation especially in the area […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 sociological and communication […]
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 […]