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    Home » ‘We’ve not stopped payment of stipends to ex-agitators’ – Amnesty Boss

    ‘We’ve not stopped payment of stipends to ex-agitators’ – Amnesty Boss

    September 1, 2021
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    *Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Col. Milland Dixon Dikio, Rtd

    Mkpoikana Udoma

    Port Harcourt — The Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (Rtd), has announced that Amnesty office has not stopped the payment of N65,000 to ex-agitators who are beneficiaries of the programme.

    To this end, the Amnesty boss has reiterated the commitment of PAP to ensure genuine beneficiaries received their monthly stipends regularly and timely.

    Dikio said PAP has commenced an in-depth investigation into many complaints and petitions it received over the years from ex-agitators and other stakeholders on allegations of fraudulent conversions of beneficiaries’ names and other irregularities.

    Dikio speaking through his Special Assistant on Media, Nneotaobase Egbe, while the ongoing delay in payment of N65,000 monthly stipends to some beneficiaries of the programme, said the investigations became necessary to correct identified anomalies and cleanse the system.

    He clarified that the ongoing verification led to a number of irregular payments as stipends meant for some names under investigation had to be suspended pending the outcome of the probe.

    But he assured that the genuine beneficiaries affected by the ongoing probe would surely receive their stipends.

    “Contrary to reports, only the stipends of a few beneficiaries are affected by the investigations.

    “Beneficiaries should remember that their stipends had always been paid on time, even before the 25th of every month in fulfillment of the promise he made to them when he assumed office.”

    The amnesty boss also said that the development did not warrant any kind of protests or disturbance of the peace and urged the beneficiaries to shelve any plan for such action.

    He directed all affected delegates to write to the office, specifying their names, phone numbers, Bank Verification Number, United Nations Code and camps.

    He said they should also attach their bank statements, amnesty identification card, amnesty certificate and current passport photograph to the letters.

    While assuring them that their BVNs would not be made public, Dikio said the applications should be sent to callcentre@osapnd.gov.ng, adding that a physical verification team would be in the region shortly to authenticate their data.

    Dikio reassured delegates that PAP was committed to keeping them the focus of the scheme with the aim of transforming them into contributors of the economy in line with the best standard of practice for reintegration.

    He urged them to continue to support the programme and work together to make the Niger Delta the preferred place to live and do business.

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