From Vincent Odozi in Benin
Another group of Niger Delta ex militants have been approved by President Goodluck Jonathan.
Disclosing this to newsmen in Benin on Thursday the Media Assistant to the chairman of the Presidents amnesty committee Dan Alabrah said the additional 3642 ex militants which he said are now called ex agitators will be demobilized and trained in Obubra, Cross River State next week.
He said the acceptance of the new set of ex militants was due to the proposal by the chairman of the Presidents amnesty committee Hon Kinsley Kuku.
In a quick reaction the Niger Delta Development ex militants has commended President Goodluck Jonathan for including them in the Federal Government amnesty programme.
In a statement in Benin the National Chairman of the Niger Delta Development ex militants Julius Joseph and National Secretary Tam Odogwu confirmed that the President has paid the ex-militants who are under the third phase amnesty programme.
It will be recalled that the Niger Delta Development ex militants had been agitating for the inclusion of the third phase amnesty to pave way for those who had not been included in the first and second phase of the programme.
They also commended the role played by the Special Adviser to the President on amnesty and chairman of the Presidents amnesty committee Hon.Kinsley Kuku.
They said ‘we commend Kuku’s credible leadership and transparency which has expressed implicit confidence in the management of the amnesty programme.’
The statement said the inclusion of the third phase is a confirmation of the President’s commitment to sustainable economic empowerment of youths in the Niger Delta.
With the development the group said ‘we pledged our unalloyed loyalty to Mr. President as ambassadors of peace and partners in development to move the region to greater glory’.
