…condemns media threats on PAP boss

By Emem Idio, Yenagoa

The National Chairman of the Presidential Amnesty Program, PAP, Phase 2 Ex-agitators, Ibena Rufus Salvation has condemned a recent online publication by some aggrieved former agitators which appeared to issue a warning to the PAP Administrator, Dr. Dennis Otuaro.

Describing the publication as a calculated attempt to distract and blackmail the administrator, he said with the milestones achieved by Otuaro led leadership, no genuine PAP benefiary can work against the administrator, and reaffirmed the support of genuine ex-agitators across the Niger Delta for Otuaro’s leadership.

While captioning individuals making threats under the guise of seeking justice to desists, he stressed that no one has the right to disrupt the peace in the Niger Delta and advised anyone with genuine concerns to use proper channels to engage, rather than resorting to threats and blackmail.

His words: “We won’t sit back and watch anyone threaten the peace of the Niger Delta for selfish reasons. No one has the right to hold the region to ransom under the guise of seeking justice. If anyone has genuine concerns, the proper channel is dialogue, not threats. Chief Dr. Dennis Otuaro is committed to peace and progress, and we will not allow any faceless group to destabilize the gains we’ve made in the Amnesty Programme.

“Any attempt to malign the reputation of the administrator or derail the peace and reintegration process would not be tolerated as no true beneficiary of the amnesty programme would work against the progress currently being recorded under Otuaro.

“Therefore we want to issue a final warning to all faceless groups to stop distracting the Administrator or be ready to face the law.”

He highlighted the reforms and transparency being brought into the Amnesty Programme under Otuaro’s leadership to include empowerment, skills training, and prompt stipend payment, and urged all genuine ex-agitators and stakeholders to remain focused and ignore divisive elements by those whose only agenda is to frustrate progress for personal gain.