Tag: Amnesty Programme
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BREAKING: Buhari fires Dokubo, names interim administrator for amnesty programme
President Muhammadu Buhari has fired Charles Dokubo as the coordinator of the amnesty programme and named a replacement. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Garba Shehu, Spokesman to Buhari made this known on Thursday. Buhari named Col. Milland Dixion Dikio (rtd) as the interim administrator of the amnesty programme with effect from August 21, 2020. According to the…
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Buhari suspends Amnesty Programme Co-ordinator, Charles Dokubo
President Muhammadu Buhari has suspended Professor Charles Quaker Dokubo as the co-ordinator of the Federal Government Amnesty Programme for Niger Delta militants. Dokubo’s suspension takes immediate effect, according to a statement by Femi Adesina, the presidential adviser on media and publicity. The suspension followed the recommendation of the National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, who had…
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Amnesty programme: Niger Delta non-violence agitators threaten protest
Collations of all Niger Delta Non-Violence Agitators, have threatened to embark on peaceful demonstration over the non-implementation of the core objective of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP). The group made this known in a petition signed by the beneficiaries, a copy of which was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in…
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Over five million benefited from Niger Delta Amnesty programme since 2009 – Boroh
The Coordinator, Presidential Amnesty Programme, Brig.-Gen. Paul Boroh, has said over five million people in Niger Delta have benefited from the initiative since 2009. Gen. Boroh, who is also the special adviser to the President on Niger Delta, spoke in Akure shortly after receiving an award as Niger Delta Peace Ambassador from the Nigeria Union…
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Amnesty programme has so far trained 14,366 ex-agitators – Boroh
The Coordinator, Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Brig.-Gen. Paul Boroh has said about 14,366 ex-agitators were trained in the programme. Gen. Boroh spoke at News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja, yesterday. He explained their capacities has been developed in agriculture, automobile engineering, and aviation, with a further look at the sports sector. “As we…