PAP: Niger Delta ex-agitators leader condemns frivolous petitions against Otuaro
PAP: Niger Delta ex-agitators leader condemns frivolous petitions against Otuaro
By Emem Idio, Yenagoa
The National Chairman of the Presidential Amnesty Programme ,PAP, Phase 2, Ibena Rufus Salvation, has dismissed a recent petition against the PAP Administrator, Dr. Dennis Otuaro, describing it as “baseless and the work of faceless individuals with no stake in the Niger Delta region.”
Reacting to the petition allegedly submitted to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) by an acclaimed member of Niger Delta Liberators and Ex-Agitators Forum, Salvation insisted that the petitioner is neither a beneficiary of the amnesty programme nor an indigene of the region.
He accused the petitioners of attempting to destabilize the region and smear Otuaro’s reputation, despite his widely acknowledged leadership in advancing the objectives of the programme across Phases 1, 2, and 3.
Salvation said: “We will not allow elements who are enemies of progress to derail the laudable efforts of President Bola Tinubu’s administration in ensuring sustainable development in the Niger Delta.
“We want to warn against external interference in the PAP, the people of the Niger Delta are satisfied with Otuaro’s leadership as he has been working tirelessly to ensure the success of the amnesty initiative and we called on the EFCC and the public to disregard the petition as it is just another unnecessary distraction.
“We are confident of the commitment of the Presidential Amnesty Programme to empowering and reintegrating ex-agitators while fostering sustainable development in the region and we urged all Niger Deltans to rally behind Otuaro and resist attempts by external forces to create unnecessary tension in the region.”
