Buhari suspends Dokubo as coordinator of amnesty programme

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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the suspension of the coordinator of the presidential amnesty programme, Charles Dokubo.

, said Mr Dokubo’s suspension followed numerous allegations and petitions.Mr Dokubo, a professor of strategic studies from Rivers State, was appointed in 2018 to lead the amnesty programme in the Nigeria’s troubled Niger Delta after his predecessor, Paul Boroh, was sacked over corruption allegations.PRESIDENT BUHARI APPROVES SUSPENSION OF THE COORDINATOR OF AMNESTY PROGRAMME

Following numerous allegations and petitions surrounding the Presidential Amnesty Programme, the National Security Adviser set up a Caretaker Committee to look into the activities of the programme, on the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari. Part of the Committee’s task is to ensure that allocated resources are properly utilized in consonance with government’s objective of alleviating problems in the Niger Delta region and stamping out corruption in the Amnesty Programme.

Consequently, the NSA recommend to Mr President that the Coordinator of the Amnesty Programme, Professor Charles Quaker Dokubo be suspended, a recommendation that has been approved and which takes immediate effect. The President has also directed that the Caretaker Committee set up to review the program should oversee the running of the programme henceforth, with a view to ensuring that government objectives are achieved.

 

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Lucky I can't appoint a reliable northernant there.

Oga don turn billionaire with Amnesty programs Wetin concern am with suspension.

Only 4 days ago, I posted this:

Point of correction, Abba Kyari suspends Dokubo.

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