Stakeholders from the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) have described as mischievous and ill-advised the calls by some unknown persons seeking the sack of the administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Dr Dennis Otuaru.
Led by former freedom fighter, Chief Ebikabowei Victor-Ben, also known as General Boyloaf, they said the people of the Niger Delta region are solidly behind the Amnesty boss and are grateful to President Bola Tinubu for appointing a product of the struggle as the leader of the Presidential Amnesty Programme.
Boyloaf, in a statement issued yesterday, urged the Presidency to shun and disregard those unknown elements and faces trending on social media behind the call for the sack of Otuaru, stating that those behind the call does not have the locus standi to make such call.
He said, “The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) is a special purpose vehicle (SPV) established for specific leaders and stakeholders and not for the entire Niger Delta region, rather, the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs and the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) were both established to carter for the region.”
Boyloaf described as shocking and distasteful that these unknown and faceless “urban gorillas” behind the calls for Otuaru’s sack, were silent during the tenure of his predecessor, Maj. Gen. Barry Ndiomu (rtd).
“Where were they when the previous administration messed-up and bastardised the Amnesty Programme and where are the billions of naira meant to empower beneficiaries through the Presidential Amnesty Programme Cooperative Society Limited bank accounts?
“Let me inform those involved and their sponsors that stakeholders in the region have unanimously declared our support for Chief Dr. Dennis Otuaru as the substantive Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme. He is qualified, competent and most importantly he respects the elders and key stakeholders in the Amnesty Programme.
“This is the time for everyone to move and support the Amnesty Boss to deliver on the Presidential mandate for the programme,” he said.
