By Emma Arubi & Akpokona Omafuaire

WARRI – Former militant leaders and their over 6,166 boys under the Phase II, Amnesty Programme, have disassociated themselves from calls for the sack of the Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Niger Delta Matters, Mr. Kingsley Kuku.

The former militants in a statement by Kingsley Muturu, Austin Ogedegbe and Israel Akpodoro, weekend, in  Kwale, Delta State, said they had no problem with the Federal Government and the Amnesty Office, Abuja.

The ex-militants insisted  that they had confidence in the administration of the Amnesty Office, adding that those who are causing problem in some parts of the Niger Delta, claiming that they had not received payment from the Amnesty Office were not part of the programme as the authentic members of Phase 11 are being paid the N65,000 approved by the Federal Government on monthly basis.

The former militants added that those parading themselves as Niger Delta ex-militants are fake and should not be taken serious.

They noted that they are in full support of the programme, as they don’t have the intention to derail the exercise.

They promised to continue to support the amnesty programme as it had doused tension in the region, adding that the benefits it had brought to the people of the region and the Nigerian people was enough reason why all must join forces to ensure that the exercise was executed as planed.