NigerDelta Presidential Amnesty Programme

27/12/2023

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06/04/2018

The new Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs and Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Prof Charles Dokubo, has set up a Special, 8 man Review Committee to take an initial look into the activities of the programme.

Members of the committee include Prof. Ayibaemi Spiff, Chief Otonye Amachree, Mr. Unyime Isong Eyo, Ms. Azizat Muhammed, Other members include the current Directors of Finance and Accounts, Procurement, Administration and the Head of Audit in the Presidential Amnesty office.

Prof. Dokubo who inaugurated the committee yesterday, Thursday 5th April, in the conference hall of the Presidential Amnesty office in Abuja; mandated the committee to dissect and carefully go through the handover notes received from his predecessor, Brigadier Gen. Paul Boroh (Rtd) and also look through all the briefs received from departmental heads.

Prof. Dokubo said he would focus more on the reintegration aspect of the programme, adding that he would not accommodate new entrants into the programme, which should be winding down in due course. “My focus is on reintegration. How do we get jobs for those who have been trained here such that they would no longer live on stipends? I wish to use the opportunity of the inauguration of the committee to underscore the compelling need to recalibrate and reboot the Amnesty Programme to meet current realities in the Niger Delta and Nigeria at large”, he said.

The terms of reference of the committee include, among others, to take a critical look at the handover note and ascertain the current status of the programme; ascertain current level of compliance with the original mandate of the programme; and review all contracts awarded by the Amnesty Office since 2015 with a view to determine the levels of work done, monies paid, beneficiaries and extent of work done and recommend a payment schedule for only those qualified to be paid.

The committee was also mandated to look into the database of the Amnesty Office to establish its sanity, carry out a personnel audit of the staff and their suitability for the positions they currently occupy and determine the real status of all ongoing vocational, educational and post-training empowerment programmes of the office within and outside the country.

The committee has two weeks from date of inauguration to submit their report.

Wabiye Idoniboyeobu
Media Consultant
Presidential Amnesty Programme

28/03/2018

Recently, President Muhammadu Buhari appointed Professor Charles Quaker Dokubo as the new coordinator of Presidential Amnesty Programme for ex-Niger Delta militants. The Guardian had an interview with Dokubo, who was formerly the Director of Research and Studies at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) and now the new coordinator of the Niger Delta Presidential Amnesty Programme

WHAT ARE YOU BRINGING TO THE TABLE?

We are going to redefine the vision and mission of the amnesty programme. The amnesty thing is a very big organisation, as it deals with the social provision for Niger Delta people.
Whatever we are doing, therefore, we must try as much as possible to make sure it impacts positively on the lives of Niger Delta people.
We don’t have to do anything and almost everything for everybody. We must be very careful and make sure we put up a new focus to redirect Niger Delta issues, especially the amnesty programme.

THE AMNESTY PROGRAMME HAS BEEN BEDEVILLED RIGHT FROM INCEPTION WITH ALL MANNER OF ALLEGATIONS. FOR INSTANCE, THERE WAS THE ALLEGED MASSIVE PADDING OF AMNESTY PAYROLL WITH GHOST NAMES ALONGSIDE OTHER ISSUES. HOW DO YOU INTEND TO HANDLE ALL THESE?

I am just assuming office and haven’t really settled so to say. The fact is that I just have to look at the totality of the amnesty programme and all that it takes.
It is not the selective adoption of one position and trying to redesign and redefine it, but to take a holistic view of the Niger Delta issues. And even if there are ghost names in the amnesty programme as is being alleged, we would try our best to remove those names.
This is the work I am supposed to do here. And I will try my very best to make sure I do the job, so that it will be shown that nothing bad or nothing hidden is in the project.
All these allegations will be looked into and we will ensure that we w**d out all false names and give the programme a proper focus. We will also streamline it and make sure it is run efficiently and effectively.

HOW DO YOU INTEND TO DEAL WITH THE STAKEHOLDERS IN THIS REGION, ESPECIALLY THE TRADITIONAL RULERS, WHO ARE DIVIDED BETWEEN THE PAN-NIGER DELTA FORUM AND THE PAN-NIGER DELTA PEOPLE’S CONGRESS?

They are fighting to control activities in the region…
As far as I am concerned, all the stakeholders in the region will be gathered and spoken to, so that we will be able to buy them into our programmes. Whatever leadership this people have, I presume it is for the well-being of the generality of the people of Niger Delta Region.
I am sure the aim and desire of whatever group or groups they have in the region is to make sure that Niger Delta People are well taken care of. Let us see things in this light.
We will talk to all concerned and make sure we key them into the new programme in order to and drive it. This is the way we are going to go. We are never going to look at factions. We are only going to concern ourselves with the holistic nature of the programme.

HOW SOON SHOULD NIGER DELTA PEOPLE EXPECT TANGIBLE ACTIONS FROM YOU?

I was only given this job yesterday, Tuesday, March 13, 2018. So, I need to first carefully go through all the handover notes from my predecessor.
You do not expect me to just jump into a minefield and do what is not proper? I am going to take my time and buy my time in such a way that I will do all the things expected of me and impact the people positively, as well as see to the well-being of the Niger Delta people.

WHAT SHOULD THE NIGER DELTA PEOPLE EXPECT FROM YOUR LEADERSHIP?

I expect cooperation from every Niger Delta indigene. The fact is that whatsoever programme is being driven by the Federal Government is for the Niger Delta people, and if we don’t use the facility and provide services for our people, then we are not treating our own people right.
Irrespective of the colour of government, what is for the Niger Delta people is for the Niger Delta people.
So, it is for them to use it and achieve all they want to do. You don’t selectively adopt projects for the Niger Delta people because if you do that, you short-change them. This is part of the focus that I have.

23/03/2018

AMNESTY OFFICE TELLS DELEGATES TO BE PATIENT
MARCH 23, 2018

Prof. Charles Dokubo, Coordinator, Presidential Amnesty Programme, has called for tolerance, patience and understanding from delegates on the payment of their allowances and scholarships.

Dokubo made the call on delegates of the Programme within and outside the country in a statement signed by the Chief of Staff, Presidential Amnesty Office, Major Kesiena Mowarin (Rtd) on Thursday in Abuja.

Dokubo said this to douse the tension and questions arising from recently deployed student delegates who were uncertain of the status of their scholarships and payment of allowances.

He said that he was aware of these concerns and was poised to tackle lingering inhibitions to the progress of the programme.

He disclosed that Presidential Amnesty Office was currently carrying out an audit of its books, an exercise that will be concluded soon and actions expedited on the payment of outstanding stipends and other allowances to delegates duly.

According to the statement, the Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme is an academic and so has the best interest of these scholarship delegates at heart.
“He will fight day and night to ensure that these students whether here in Nigeria or abroad stay in school and concentrate on the task of graduating with excellent.”

He went further to stress the imperatives for quality education, explaining that the office realizes the importance of sustaining its scholarship platform and would work assiduously to achieve set objectives.

He, however, advised delegates to disregard rumours bothering on expulsion or removal from the Presidential Amnesty Programme scholarship scheme.

Dokubo, who recently assumed leadership at the Presidential Amnesty Office, has been meeting with various interest groups from the Niger Delta in a bid to engender support for the new development blueprint of the Buhari administration for the Niger Delta.

20/03/2018

New Amnesty Boss; Prof. Charles Quaker Dokubo reports for duty.
The newly appointed Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs and Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Prof Charles Quaker Dokubo reported for duty today at the Maitama Office of the Presidential Amnesty Programme.

14/03/2018

Congratulations Prof Charles Quaker Dokubo; Welcome to the Success Story.

26/02/2018

In the early 2000's, Tuwaton Sophia cooked in militant camps; feeding and energizing the pipeline vandals.

A couple of years down the line, after she joined her leader to accept the Presidential Amnesty offer; she has been fully Reintegrated into the society and owns her own Tailoring shop and Clothing line.

21/02/2018

20/02/2018

Dear Presidential Amnesty Programme Beneficiaries; We apologize that you are yet to receive your January stipends.

We realize that you have been constrained in meeting your monthly obligations and we are sorry.

The office is working around the clock to ensure we fulfill our obligations to you adequately and promptly.

15/02/2018

Ebinyo Josiah, an Ex Militant who lost his right hand in his dark days, lost all hope of survival...

In 2009 he accepted the Presidential Amnesty Offer, and now he is a proud farmer, surviving and providing.

Agriculture is our new Crude. Key in today, and smile tomorrow.

Beneficiaries of the Amnesty Programme are gradually being pointed in this direction.

Don't be surprised if the pipeline vandals who stalled our economy in the past; turn around to be the messiahs, who will feed the nation today and boost the fortunes of this great Country.

Watch this short clip and understand the new mindset of these boys. (Source Stella Lebo Inametti's Reintegration 30000)

BAF MEDIA

14/02/2018

Ikwerre born Amnesty Beneficiary, Uche Ogburia, who repented and accepted the Presidential Amnesty Offer in 2009 has this to say. (Video Below)
Uche has been reaching out to all his victims to personally apologize for his actions in the past. This process has been very successful.
Watch this short clip (2mins) and see the awesome transformation of this young man.
BAF MEDIA

06/02/2018

ABIA STATE GOVERNMENT PASS VOTE OF CONFIDENCE ON BRIG. GEN. PAUL BOROH- SPECIAL ADVISER TO THE PRESIDENT ON NIGER DELTA AND COORDINATOR PRESIDENTIAL AMNESTY PROGRAMME

The office of the Governor of Abia State, has observed with displeasure the recent antagonism and distractions from the enemies of peace and development of the Niger Delta region, and plots to frustrate the laudable efforts of the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Coordinator presidential Amnesty Programme Brig. Gen. Paul Boroh, towards sustainable peace and development of the Niger Delta Region.

The office of the Governor has urged and encouraged the SA to be resolute, resilient, and focused on his challenging assignment, and never be distracted by the counter- productive activities of the detractors.

Signed: Kingsley Nna
SSA to Abia State Governor on Niger Delta