Suspense pervades the Niger Delta amid a clash of interests as the battle to succeed suspended Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Prof. Charles Dokubo, intensifies, writes
The lobby to step into his shoes commenced in earnest, but the steam soon evaporated when there was no clear signal on the terms of reference and duration of the caretaker committee constituted by the National Security Adviser, General Mohammed Monguno, to manage the amnesty programme in the interim and review its operations.
They include a dental surgeon, Dr. Chris Ekiyor, a former Commander of the Army Headquarters Garrison, Major General B.T Ndiomu ; another ex-military officer, Col. Dedis Abel, and the Personal Assistant to the Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege. Three leaders of ex-Niger Delta agitators, Chief Reuben Wilson, Chief Ebikabowei Victor Ben, and Chief Selky Tile Torughedi, alias Young Shall Grow, are also in the race.
For Mike Loyibo, who had long had his eyes fixed on Dokubo’s job, issues allegedly raised in some circles are said to have slimmed his chances, but he has kept his hope alive and maintained a strong spirit. There are fears that with 2023 at the corner, appointing a younger brother of the deputy governor of a state controlled by the opposition PDP could be suicidal. Pigha Gbana, a community leader in the Niger Delta and member of the ruling All Progressives Congress , puts it this way.
While a section of the political class in Delta State are divided in their choice of the next Coordinator of the Amnesty Programme between Dr.
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