PUNCH NEWS The decision was indeed a bold and pragmatic step taken by the then Federal Government towards fulfilling its avowed commitment of bringing enduring peace, security, stability and development to the Niger Delta region. Recall that the Niger Delta…
THE GUARDIAN The Presidency has approved the decision of the Presidential Amnesty Office to conduct the 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…
DAILY POST Niger Delta ex-agitators have threatened to return to the creeks if the Federal Government goes ahead to scrap the Presidential Amnesty Programme. Leader of ex-agitators, in Akwa Ibom State, Nico Sintei, who disclosed this on Monday in Uyo,…
PUNCH NIGERIA Elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, has urged the Federal Government to tread with caution when dealing with issues concerning the Niger Delta region. He warned the government against going ahead with the rumoured plan to scrap the Presidential…
THE LIBERATOR Ijaw Peoples Development Initiative IPDI has called on the coordinator of Presidential amnesty programme Prof. Charles Dokubo to take decisive action by putting an end to alleged manipulations and diversions of fund meant for beneficiaries of the amnesty…