Following contradictory claims by a vendor with the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Andrew Pinneh, against the interim administrator of the programme, Maj Gen Barry Tariye Ndiomu (rtd), the Ijaw Defenders Mandate (IDM) has again cautioned him over attacks on the amnesty boss.
The group also advised the contractor to seek other means of resolving his issues with the amnesty administrator.
They emphasised that Gen Ndiomu for now is more concerned about the welfare of ex-agitators than paying attention to contradictions from a contractor.
Speaking with newsmen in Warri, the public relations officer (PRO) of IDM, Comr Solomon Igbanwei lamented that it was rather shameful that one who claims to be a long-standing contractor with a sensitive federal government agency would publicly indict the same agency he claims to have business transactions with.
He added that the attempt by the vendor to also discredit the anti-graft agencies of the federal government for complicity in his alleged diversion of funds speaks volumes of his frustration.
The group further noted that for the contractor to use the public space to harass the interim administrator and pass a vote of no confidence on the anti-graft agencies shows he lacks integrity and respect for institutions.
Igbanwei, who expressed disappointment with the unguided language of the contractor against an illustrious Ijaw son who served in the Nigerian Army without any indictment, reiterated that “the egotism in the self-acclaimed consultant to PAP may have driven him to toot his own horn without possibly realising the consequences of his actions.”
He noted that proud individuals usually have a hard time giving others credit, even when it is deserved, adding that their ability to promote themselves may help them to climb the ladder but still harbour resentment among people whose contributions they never recognise.
