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From Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa
Ex-militant leaders under the aegis of the Third Phase Ex-agitators Forum of the Presidential Amnesty Programme have called on stakeholders in the region to support the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Chief Dennis Otuaro, to ensure the continued stability of the Niger Delta region.
The national forum of the group, ‘General’ Preye Ekpebide, who stated this in a statement commended Otuaro for his recent engagement with ex-agitators and stakeholders to sustain the peace in the Niger Delta region.
Ekpebide, while noting that Otuaro had begun his reign on a good note with his engagement, stressed that the deliberations were not only timely but productive and worthy of emulation.
“It demonstrates that Chief Otuaro is very fit for the job and ready to lead the programme to achieve its objectives. Otuaro has convinced us that he will be a leader for all phases and the entire region.
“Just by this singular act of gathering all of us to a meeting, he has shown that he will be a listening leader,” he said.
Ekpebide, however, noted that Otuaro’s “strategic moves” do not come as a surprise to him and some of his colleagues, admitting that they had always known him to be a result-driven leader.
“Third Phase Ex-agitators do not doubt that with Chief Otuaro steering the ship, the Amnesty Programme will become great again to the benefit and admiration of all.
“We, therefore, call on other ex-agitators and all sons and daughters of the region to throw their support behind the administrator to implement his good vision for our collective interest,” he added.
