THE Federal Government has appointed Brigadier-General Paul.T. Boroh (rtd.) as coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP).
A statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, last night said the appointment, which took immediate effect, was to alleviate the problems of former Niger Delta militants.
Boroh, a former Commandant of the Nigerian Army Peacekeeping Centre, who is from Bayelsa state will “
take over the responsibilities of Kingsley Kuku, the former Special Adviser to President Jonathan on Niger Delta, who also doubled as coordinator of the Amnesty Programme,” said Adesina.
The emergence of the new coordinator for the scheme is expected to speedily resolve recent hitches in its implementation, including non-payment of outstanding allowances to ex-militants.
The announcement came barely two months of administrative lull that followed the expiration of Jonathan’s administration and Kuku’s subsequent ‘resignation.’ The events led to delay in payment of monthly stipends to ex-militants and caused cessation of their trainee programmes abroad.
President of the Ijaw Youths Council (IYC), Mr. Udengs Eradiri, through a short message service (SMS) last night, commended the Federal Government and urged the new coordinator to hit the ground running. “Ijaw Youth Council commend President Buhari for appointing Rtd Brigadier General P.T Boroh as coordinator of the Amnesty Programme; urges him to hit the ground running and pledges to work with him for the smooth running of the programme,” Eradiri said.
