The
Federal Government says it will continue the payment of stipends to
ex-militants as from Monday (today).
The
Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta/Coordinator of the Presidential
Amnesty Programme, Brig. Gen. Paul Boroh (retd), who stated this on Sunday,
noted that the agency was already addressing the hiccups in the payment.
A
statement by the Head, Media and Communication Department of the Presidential
Amnesty Office, Abuja, Piriye Kiyaramo, urged the repentant militants to be
patience with the organisation.
The
statement quoted the amnesty boss saying, “President Muhammadu Buhari attaches
so much importance to the amnesty programme, which explains why the President
in his inaugural address to the nation promised to invest in the projects and
programmes currently in place for the ex-agitators in the region.
“The
President is already putting together a youth development and empowerment
package that would directly impact the ex-agitators and other youths in the
region.”
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