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From Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa
A traditional title holder from Kalabari Kingdom in Rivers State, Chief Ipalibo Jack Owukori , has warned politicians and youths allegedly sponsored to castigate the achievements of the former coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Professor Charles Dokubu, to desist from doing so henceforth.
Owukori declared that Dokubo’s achievements in two years remain unbeaten compared to other administrators of PAP.
Prof Dokubo was sacked as the coordinator following protests by some stakeholders from the Niger Delta region, who had accused him of misappropriating funds.
But Chief Ipalibo Jack Owukori, who claimed to have experienced the goodness of the Presidential Amnesty office under Prof Dokubo said though the successive administrations had their flaws, Dokubo-led administration performed beyond the present administrator and his predecessors.
Owukori warned those spreading alleged falsehood against Dokubo and their sponsors to stop because he did his best to serve his people during his tenure as PAP boss.
“Within two years, Prof. Dokubo trained or empowered more than 3,000 PAP beneficiaries. However, within the same two years, Col. Miland Dixon Dikio (retd.), the current interim administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) has trained or empowered less than 1,000 PAP beneficiaries.”
“What are the metrics for measuring success at the PAP? Is it just paying monthly stipends? You measure success by the number of lives you affect positively in our region! You measure success by the number of PAP beneficiaries you have trained or for those who can’t get the training, you give them empowerment in trade or other occupations,” he said.
