BY EMMA AMAIZE

WARRI—Niger Delta Liberation Force, NDLF, has faulted ex-militant leaders advocating the removal of the Chairman of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, PAP, Mr Kingsley Kuku, saying that they were blackmailers and fake “general.”

The group in a statement by its spokesman, Mark Anthony, said it was unfair for some unscrupulous youths to hide under the cover of ex-militants and ex-militant ‘generals’ to tarnish the hard-earned reputation of Kuku.

“We want to be categorical in our position that these set of acclaimed generals are fake as they never at any time engaged in the armed struggle in Niger Delta. You cannot call yourself a general without a barracks or having fought against soldiers or blew up of any pipeline in Niger Delta.

“The term, ‘general’ is not a child’s play. It is for those leaders of former militant camps, who led their boys against federal troops. The real ex-militant leaders are satisfied and comfortable with the chairman of PAP and cannot call for his sack.

“He has not short paid or made arbitrary deduction from funds meant for ex-militants or anybody in connection with whatever gratuity of any kind or diverted for his private use as they falsely claimed.

“Kuku is a man of high outstanding integrity, who has displayed efficient and robust management of the amnesty programme, which result is the enduring peace and maximum oil production in Niger- Delta,” the group said.