‘Support Fed Govt to get more benefit from Amnesty programme’

Stakeholders in Niger-Delta should support President Muhammadu Buhari to enable the region enjoy more dividends of democracy, Coordinator,

Presidential Amnesty Programme Prof. Charles Dokubo, has said.

Dokubo , who was represented by his Special Assistant Lucky Loyibo, stated this during a Town Hall meeting with ex-millitants in Warri, Delta State.

Dokubo said the meetings was to enlighten the Niger-Delta people of the need to maintain the present peace so as to engender development in the region.

He said: “We are all mindful of the need and importance of peace, development and stability in the region which will lead to increase in oil and gas production, wealth creation, employment generation and sustainable infrastructural and social economic development, attraction of foreign investment and capital inflows to the region.

“We wish to urge you-all the Niger-Delta leaders, stakeholders,ex-agitators and the general public to maintain the peace, development and stability in the region which has remained the economic nerve centre of the country”.

He listed some of the achievements of the Amnesty programme to include “reversing the under- development and engagement of the people.

According to Dokubo, the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP)

Secretary-General,3rd Phase Amnesty Programme,”General” Ogidigba said ex-millitants had benefited from the programme since Prof Dokubo took over, adding that stipends were being paid promptly.