Edwin Clark, prominent Ijaw leader, has called on President
Muhammadu Buhari to appoint someone to preside over the
amnesty programme of the Niger Delta ex-militants.

Addressing journalists in Abuja on Thursday, the elder
statesman said the vacuum in the office of chairman of the
programme is affecting lot of things in the region.

Clark said he had it on good authority that Kingsley Kuku,
chairman of the presidential amnesty programme in the last
administration, left about N5 billion in the account of the
body before leaving office as a result of the change in
government.

“I wish to bring to the attention of Mr. President the
imminent danger facing the amnesty programme,” he said.
“From my investigation, I’m reliably informed that lack of
funds is not the problem, but the authority to operate the
account.

“I’m also reliably informed that there is an amount of
N5.3bn left for the execution of the amnesty programme.
“The former chairman of the programme has not been
replaced by an appointee even in acting capacity by Mr.
President, and as a result, the whole programme for now is
without leadership, and no one has the authority to operate
the account of the amnesty programme.

“I have received series of delegates from our people on the
same matter and I have appealed to them to remain calm
and continue to maintain the peace.”
Clark also appealed to the president not to neglect the Niger
Delta in his administration.

Meanwhile, an Ijaw leader and two beneficiaries of the
amnesty programme have urged Buhari to assist in the
payment of their school fees.
They told NAN in Lagos on Thursday that the non-payment
of the fees would lead to the ejection of over 3,000
beneficiaries of the programme from various institutions
abroad.

Regent Youmor, adviser of the Lagos chapter of the Ijaw
national congress, said some beneficiaries of the
programme returned to the country on Wednesday following
ejection from their schools.

“They were ejected from their various schools due to the
non-payment of their school fees,” he said.
“This is an appeal to President Muhammadu Buhari that the
amnesty programme seems to be technically grounded due
to the non-payment of the students’ school fees.

“Our students have been ejected from their schools abroad
because of lack of payment of fees as there is no officer to
release funds at the amnesty office.
“The president should address the issue of amnesty and get
the funds released to let these students go back to their
schools.”
Youmor said the beneficiaries were sent back from various
schools in Italy, Germany and the United States.
He added that thousands of indigent students in various
universities in the country were also affected, warning that
the refusal to continue with the programme could have
negative effect on the country.

“We all know the implications of the stoppage of the
programme,” he said.
“We all know the effects it will have on our economy. Our
boys will go back to agitate and we do not want this to
happen.’’

Though he has revoked pipeline protection contracts
awarded to ex-militants, Buhari is yet to unveil his policy on
the initiative introduced by the administration of late
President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua.



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He who get ear listen, unless when doz nigga start... Hmmmm! Oyil money belong 2 Ijaw Nation ooo.. #funnyNation comedian

Let him try it!
Boko haram is looming!
Biafra is looming!
Kidnapping is looming
Niger delta ll now join?

I swear sai baba ll collapse!

Pa Clark, stop wasting ur saliva...

The tribal illiterate of a President has already told the whole world dat the S-east and S-south does should not expect anything from his government cos they didn't vote him.

Foolish statements dat can only be said in an insane country like Nigeria. I regret the day I was forced to share the same country with Dullard Buhari

It would be good for him to scrap the amnesty, anything to make the nation ungovernable is welcomed by me.

hey

He has to.

He said you lots won't get nothing for not voting for him. Lmao. What a country

The thing funny but i forgot my laughing gas in the cave

Clarke; thought folks like him were long gone? When he and Asari were playing God did they ever think Mr Buhari could be God's choice? Anyway we all learn so long as we breath oxygen. If his advice is a good one Mr Buhari should heed it. We all have our interests but we should always remember the ways of God differs from humans operate.

merry02:
Let him try it!
Boko haram is looming!
Biafra is looming!
Kidnapping is looming
Niger delta ll now join?

I swear sai baba ll collapse!

they all r joking! Go and relax.