SPECIAL Assistant to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, Kingsley Kuku, yesterday said 26,358 former militants who accepted the Federal Government’s amnesty programme were given official recognition under the ongoing rehabilitation scheme.

Kuku made the announcement in Abuja at an orientation course for 176 former militants who are to proceed for training on pipeline welding and marine engineering at Seina Marine in South Africa.

He said the ongoing disarmament exercise in the Niger Delta was illegal and had nothing to do with the presidential proclamation being handled by the Amnesty Office.

Kuku declared that as far as the Federal Government was concerned, the disarmament programme conducted by the presidential committee on amnesty had been concluded on May 25.

He urged the Joint Task Force (JTF) to stop the purported disarmament exercise currently going on in the region in order to avoid disruption of the amnesty programme.

His words: “When amnesty was proclaimed on June 25, 2009 only 20,192 persons complied with the presidential directive. An additional list of 6,166 beneficiaries was registered later.

“For me, amnesty has ended in the Niger Delta. Only 26,358 persons accepted the amnesty and they are they ones recognised by the Federal Government.”

http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=52980:no-room-for-more-ex-militants-on-amnesty-programme&catid=1:national&Itemid=559

who doesn't want to go for overseas training course in a field relevant to the oil and gas industry?with the likely possibility the FG will twist-arm the oil and gas multinational into employing them,
abeg, more 'militants' need to 'declare'

26 000 criminals getting paid monthly stipends, and educated for free??

Kobojunkie:

26 000 criminals getting paid monthly stipends, and educated for free??

Abi o.

Kobojunkie:

26 000 criminals getting paid monthly stipends, and educated for free??

Welcome back Kobojunkie! Where you go since?

Abi you don get invite for your share of the national cake ni?

OAM4J:

Welcome back Kobojunkie! Where you go since?

Abi you don get invite for your share of the national cake ni?

Dont scare her away sha. I dey watch you

Ileke-IdI:

Dont scare her away sha. I dey watch you

Since when this your love for kobo start sef?

Am watching you too o

well, do you blame them, is the north who dont contribute anything, not enjoying and sending their children from the money.







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Becomerich is here 

OAM4J:

Welcome back Kobojunkie! Where you go since?

Abi you don get invite for your share of the national cake ni?

I wish. If I do get an invite, believe me when I tell you that I will leave nothing when I waka! The way I dey see that country so . . . I am more convinced now than ever that nigerians surely do NEED to be dealt with, by those they have in leadership, in the way they continue to be. I do hope the turning point happens sometime in the near future or else this 4th(or is it third) most populated country in the world is in for a sadder reality.

Nd wat abt d boko haram,r dey given amnesty too

This impostor claiming to be Musiwa is very irritating and plain stuupid.

Kobojunkie:

I wish. If I do get an invite, believe me when I tell you that I will leave nothing when I waka! The way I dey see that country so . . . I am more convinced now than ever that nigerians surely do NEED to be dealt with, by those they have in leadership, in the way they continue to be. I do hope the turning point happens sometime in the near future or else this 4th(or is it third) most populated country in the world is in for a sadder reality.

ROTFLMAO

apoti:

SPECIAL Assistant to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, Kingsley Kuku, yesterday said 26,358 former militants who accepted the Federal Government’s amnesty programme were given official recognition under the ongoing rehabilitation scheme.

Kuku made the announcement in Abuja at an orientation course for 176 former militants who are to proceed for training on pipeline welding and marine engineering at Seina Marine in South Africa.

He said the ongoing disarmament exercise in the Niger Delta was illegal and had nothing to do with the presidential proclamation being handled by the Amnesty Office.

Kuku declared that as far as the Federal Government was concerned, the disarmament programme conducted by the presidential committee on amnesty had been concluded on May 25.

He urged the Joint Task Force (JTF) to stop the purported disarmament exercise currently going on in the region in order to avoid disruption of the amnesty programme.

His words: “When amnesty was proclaimed on June 25, 2009 only 20,192 persons complied with the presidential directive. An additional list of 6,166 beneficiaries was registered later.

“For me, amnesty has ended in the Niger Delta. Only 26,358 persons accepted the amnesty and they are they ones recognised by the Federal Government.”

http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=52980:no-room-for-more-ex-militants-on-amnesty-programme&catid=1:national&Itemid=559

"Owo baba ijebu" for the boys.

I think the govt should take care of all her citizens.

This is an old news and should not be discussed further. We dealt with this topic about three weeks ago. Moderator please delete.

enough of all this selfish treatment!! It is only in nigeria that criminal is brought to dialoge.

abegi some dey carry banger go submit say na arms

80% Wealth of Nigeria comes from this region Called Niger Delta, they derseved to be treated well, develop their community and states. Good innovation Mr President.

95% of northerners with a university degree went on the suffering of the south.  this is our history.




This is Port harcourt,

26,000+ militants were sent abroad to furnish their knowledge in terrorism let the truth be told these administration are clueless, what will be come of boko haram when they can't be incapacitated by the so called teanm gej put together to hunt them down, would they be denied Amnesty??before the discovery inj 9ija delta,the main sources of revenue then was Agriculture and the northeners were known as agricultural people tell me na where the northeners bomb or vandalize then before the boom of oil

Excellent summary, bookmarked the site for hopes to see more!

well if that will make the deal, so that the oil production will not be disturb so be it I dom tire for 9ja style

Kobojunkie:

26 000 criminals getting paid monthly stipends, and educated for free??

i wept for this nation

Musiwa,.:

well, do you blame them, is the north who dont contribute anything, not enjoying and sending their children from the money.







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again and again i tireoooo your name supposed to be LORD MUSIWA LUGARD

When would they extend this to other law breakers like Boko Haram?

Mend aren't law breakers, they are freedom fighters unlike BH.

They are simply freedom fighters fighting for the preservation of their land and their people and I support them for that. Our region produces 90% of Nigerias yet but yet the people of the Niger Delta are suffering the most among Nigerians. The North does not comprehend the severity of the matter they only complain when something disrupts oilflow in the oil pipelines from the South.

this is bayelsa state

bayelsa state