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There is no plan by the Federal Government to end the Presidential Amnesty Programme, the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta, Prof. Charles Dokubo, has said.
Dokubo made this clarification at a foundation laying ceremony for a vocational training centre of the Amnesty Programme at Gelegele, Edo State, assuring that President Muhammadu Buhari would not leave the Niger Delta behind in his determination to transform the country.
He urged the people of Niger Delta to be united in pursuit of a common vision for rapid development of the region through the Amnesty Programme and other interventionist agencies.
His words: “Our people should know that they are all part of the Amnesty Programme which was set up by the late President Yar’Adua, who brought the demands and aspirations of the Niger Delta people to the bare. He knew that for a long time we had not gained from whatever was produced in the country. So this was the vehicle to achieve the two aims of peaceful development and economic enhancement of our people. And President Buhari has promised that this programme will not end.
“He said he will never leave the Niger Delta people behind because without Niger Delta it will be difficult to maintain Nigeria. So let us know the role we are going to play in the country.
