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…Says they retained camps after demobilization By Kennedy Mbele About N60billion may have been paid to 17 ex-militant leaders under the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) over the past 10 years, according to the report of the presidential panel that probed the activities of PAP. Each ex-militant leader, the report, according to a Sunday Vanguard source,
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By Paul Olayemi A Niger Delta group that styles itself as Urhobo Integrity Watch (UIW) has congratulated Col. Milland Dixion Dikio (rtd) on his appointment as the Interim Coordinator, Presidential Amnesty Programme by President Muhammadu Buhari, describing the appointment as well dissevered. UIW while commending President Buhari on the appointment of Col. Milland Dikio (rtd)
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By Emma Amaize THE 21st Century Youths of Niger Delta and Agitators with Conscience, 21st CYNDAC, weekend called on the new Coordinator, Presidential Amnesty Programme, PAP, Colonel Miland Dikio (retd.) to learn from the pitfalls of his predecessors, who failed because of greed. Leader of the group, self-styled “General” Izon Ebi, in a statement, said:
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By Nwafor Sunday Following allegations leveled against him, President Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday, sacked Charles Dokubo, and appointed Milland Dikio as interim coordinator of amnesty programme. Disclosing this in a statement, Garba Shehu, said: “President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Col. Milland Dixion Dikio (rtd) as Interim Administrator (Amnesty Programme). “This followed the President’s
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…says PAP used to enrich few individuals By Michael Eboh & Fortune Eromosele Despite its failings and widespread inefficiencies, Nigeria’s Presidential Amnesty Programme, PAP, gulped N500 billion from 2009 to 2020, according to a report on the Assessment of the Programme, published, Tuesday, by Nextier Security, Peace and Development, SPD. According to the report, the
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DEPUTY President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo- Agege, All Progressives Congress, APC, Delta Central has warned the Federal Government to as a matter of urgency jettison plans to scrap the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP)
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By Emma Amaize, Davies Iheamnachor and Perez Brisibe PORT HARCOURT – There was outrage in Niger-Delta, weekend, over leaked information that the Committee set up by the Federal Government to appraise the Presidential Amnesty Programme, PAP, for ex-agitators in the region had supposedly recommended that the programme be terminated this year. Pan-Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, the
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By Onozure Dania ASABA—Members of the Third Phase Ex-agitators Leaders of Thought, yesterday, commended the Federal Government for taking a bold step in streamlining the operations of the office of the Presidential Amnesty Programme. A statement after the general meeting of the association at Uwheru, Ughelli North LGA, Delta State, by Laurence Wazolo, National Chairman,
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The Niger Delta Ex-Agitators Solidarity Front has joined other stakeholders from across the Niger Delta region to condemn attacks on Aroloyeteim Brown, the Head of Reintegration of the Presidential Amnesty Programme over what it termed “the unwholesome jostling by interested Parties for the plump job of Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme.” The group made
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Critical stakeholders in the Niger Delta region have unanimously risen against the alleged plan by the Federal Government to appoint the head of Reintegration in the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Brown Aroyoloteim, as the new Coordinator of the Programme.
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