PAP: Enemies who want Niger Delta
to be stagnant are calling for Ndiomu’s Sack -Ex-militant leaders

By Peters Monday, Abuja

Leading Niger Delta ex-militant leaders have described as laughable and mischievous the renewed calls for the removal of the Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Maj-Gen Barry Ndiomu (retd).

The leaders under the branding of Refined Niger Delta Former Warlords, in a statement on Tuesday, dismissed the allegation of misappropriation of funds levelled against Ndiomu by some groups operating under a pseudonym coalition.

The statement which was signed by its Spokesman ‘General Goodboy Enewari, said that the faceless coalition and their sponsors are soaked in complete ignorance to have also alleged that the tenure of Ndiomu had elapsed.

According to the ex-fighters, PAP is not like other government agencies and parastatals that are tenure based but purely on appointment that is subject to renewal by the President.

The former warlords explained that since his appointment, Ndiomu had maintained a high level of accountability and probity which is why the PAP under him could muster the courage to float the laudable Cooperative Scheme for ex-agitators.

They emphasized that with his experience and track record of public performance, the PAP boss would continue to improve the programme for the benefit of all ex-agitators and stakeholders.

While calling on the people of the Niger Delta to ignore calls for his removal, they also insisted that only those who want Niger Delta to remain stagnant are against Ndiomu and would not succeed “because the collective interest of our region is what he is pursuing,” they averred.