Tag: PAP
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BREAKING: Former Presidential Amnesty boss, Dokubo is dead
The former coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Professor Charles Dokubo is dead.
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Investigation: Presidential amnesty payroll padded with duplicated names
Investigation: Presidential amnesty payroll padded with duplicated names
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Presidency approves verification of Niger Delta amnesty beneficiaries
The Presidency has approved the decision of the Presidential Amnesty Office to conduct verification on 30,000 ex-agitators captured under the programme in the last 11 years. Mr Tonye Bobo, Member, Think-Thank of the Amnesty Office stated this on Thursday in Yenagoa, during a call on Federated Correspondent Chapel members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists,…
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Massive fraud uncovered in Presidential Amnesty Programme
A massive fraud has been uncovered in the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), interim administrator of the programme, Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (rtd) has said. Dikio made this known in a statement on Monday, with a vow to prosecute everyone involved, after investigation. In the statement, Dikio said his office is investigating the fraud to determine…
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FG restructures Presidential Amnesty Programme – Dixon-Dikio
The Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Col. Milland Dixon-Dikio (rtd.) has said the programme has been restructured to positively impact on the socio-economic lives of the people of the Niger Delta region. Dixon-Dikio disclosed this while briefing journalists shortly after a closed door meeting with the Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa…
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Amnesty boss, Ijaw leaders reach consensus on terminal of PAP
Ijaw Stakeholders in the Niger Delta region have agreed that the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) should end immediately after the integration of all the beneficiaries of the scheme. The stakeholders including elder statesman and leader of the South South region, Chief Edwin Clark, traditional rulers, political leaders, past and present officers of the Ijaw National…
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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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Amnesty Office distributes noodles, other items worth N90m to flood victims
The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) has begun distribution of relief materials worth N90 million to some communities ravaged by flood recently in the Niger Delta. Mr Murphy Ganagana, Special Assistant (Media) to PAP Coordinator, Prof. Charles Dokubo, said in a press release on Monday in Abuja that the distribution would last for a week. He…
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Niger Delta most peaceful region for development, says Dokubo
Prof. Charles Dokubo, Coordinator, Presidential Amnesty Programme, says the hitherto volatile Niger Delta region has become the most peaceful part of the country ready for economic development. Dokubo expressed the view in Abuja on Thursday after meeting with the leaders of the region, adding that the prevailing peace in the region was an indication of…
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Amnesty scholarship scheme intact – Amnesty Office
Prof. Charles Dokubo, Coordinator, Presidential Amnesty Programme, has called for tolerance, patience and understanding from delegates on the payment of their allowances and scholarships, while also stressing the amnesty scholarship scheme remains in place. Dokubo made the call on delegates of the Programme within and outside the country in a statement signed by the Chief…