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Ex-militant leader demands probe of Amnesty office
FORMER Niger Delta militant leader, Orinaemi Hart, has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to investigate the operations and management of the Amnesty Office programmes, including empowerment schemes.
Hart, who founded the erstwhile militant group known as Okoloma Ikpangi, alleged that the operations of the Amnesty programme were characterized by fraud.
The former Niger Delta agitator, who spoke with newsmen in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, stated that though the Federal Government meant well for setting up the Amnesty office, it was necessary to probe the current rot in the organisation.
Hart recalled that though his group (Okoloma Ikpangi) had 500 slots as of the time it was granted amnesty in October 2010, officials of the Amnesty office had been paying his group for only 100 slots, using spurious names and fronts.
“There is rot and massive fraud in the implementation of the amnesty programme. The Federal Government meant well by creating the office and using it to rehabilitate and empower former militants from the Niger Delta region.
“But a lot have gone wrong in the implementation of the programme. That is why we are making this passionate appeal to President Goodluck Jonathan to investigate the operations and management of the Amnesty office.
“My group; Okoloma Ikpangi, which was granted amnesty by President Goodluck Jonathan in October 2010 is a victim of some of the underhand tactics employed by some key officials of the amnesty office,” Hart stressed.
Hart, however, decried a situation where the monthly allowances of members of his group were routed through the personal account of one of the officials of the Amnesty Office.
The ex-fighter disclosed that he had filed a suit against the Amnesty Office for diverting fund meant for his group.
He criticized the implementation of some of the training programmes of the Amnesty Office, citing the situation of seven persons who were sent to South Africa for training in aviation.
Ex-militant leader demands probe of Amnesty office
Hart, who founded the erstwhile militant group known as Okoloma Ikpangi, alleged that the operations of the Amnesty programme were characterized by fraud.
The former Niger Delta agitator, who spoke with newsmen in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, stated that though the Federal Government meant well for setting up the Amnesty office, it was necessary to probe the current rot in the organisation.
Hart recalled that though his group (Okoloma Ikpangi) had 500 slots as of the time it was granted amnesty in October 2010, officials of the Amnesty office had been paying his group for only 100 slots, using spurious names and fronts.
“There is rot and massive fraud in the implementation of the amnesty programme. The Federal Government meant well by creating the office and using it to rehabilitate and empower former militants from the Niger Delta region.
“But a lot have gone wrong in the implementation of the programme. That is why we are making this passionate appeal to President Goodluck Jonathan to investigate the operations and management of the Amnesty office.
“My group; Okoloma Ikpangi, which was granted amnesty by President Goodluck Jonathan in October 2010 is a victim of some of the underhand tactics employed by some key officials of the amnesty office,” Hart stressed.
Hart, however, decried a situation where the monthly allowances of members of his group were routed through the personal account of one of the officials of the Amnesty Office.
The ex-fighter disclosed that he had filed a suit against the Amnesty Office for diverting fund meant for his group.
He criticized the implementation of some of the training programmes of the Amnesty Office, citing the situation of seven persons who were sent to South Africa for training in aviation.
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