{"id":9954,"date":"2016-07-10T22:57:03","date_gmt":"2016-07-10T22:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=9954"},"modified":"2016-07-10T22:57:03","modified_gmt":"2016-07-10T22:57:03","slug":"buharis-aide-expresses-concern-over-delay-in-payment-of-militants-stipends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=9954","title":{"rendered":"Buhari&#8217;s aide expresses concern over delay in payment of militants stipends"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><code><script src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><br \/>\n <!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/code><\/p>\n<p>Brig.-Gen. Paul Boroh (rtd), Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Niger Delta, has expressed concern over the delay in payment of stipends of former militants in the Niger Delta region.<br \/>\nBoroh\u2019s concern was conveyed in a statement signed by Mr Piriye Kiyaramo, Bayelsa Liaison Officer, Presidential Amnesty Programme and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Yenagoa<\/p>\n<p>The statement quoted Boroh, the Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, as describing the delay in payment as \u201cunfortunate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Paul-Boro.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7566\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7566\" src=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Paul-Boro-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Boro\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Paul-Boro-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Paul-Boro.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>It said that while reassuring the ex-militants of regular stipends, Boroh assured them that the payment would soon commence since the three days public holiday was over.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI must say that the hiccups which were brought to my attention during the long public holiday by the Central Bank of Nigeria have been sorted out.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>NAN recalls that some of the ex-militants on July 4 blocked the popular East-West road at Mbiama over backlog of unpaid stipends.<\/p>\n<p>The statement quoted Boroh as expressing regret at the pains the delay had caused the former militants, urged them to remain calm.<br \/>\n\u201cI want your cooperation as the present administration under President Muhammadu Buhari proffers lasting solution to the problems in the region,\u201d the statement quoted Boroh as saying. 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Paul Boroh (rtd), Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Niger Delta, has expressed concern over the delay in payment of stipends of former militants in the Niger Delta region. 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