A chieftain of All Progressives Congress APC in Delta State, High Chief Michael Johnny has urged the Interim Administrator of Presidential Amnesty Programme, Major General Barry Tariye Ndiomu ( retd), to focus on reorganizing the Amnesty programme.
He also noted that the Amnesty boss has not done anything wrong to be criticized unjustly.
Johnny, who spoke to newsmen on Sunday in Warri, Delta State, pointed that it was too early to unnecessarily distract Ndiomu from discharging his duty for which purpose he was appointed.
He said: ” I don’t have any contract in the Presidential Amnesty Office, and I am not seeking for any, however, let me caution our people to stop the act and habit of criticising any Ijaw man in office. The Interim Administrator has been going round consulting relevant stakeholders and seeking for possible collaboration that will redefine and transform the Amnesty Programme.”
Johnny, former chairman of Egbema Gbaramatu Communuties Development Foundation EGCDF, urged President Muhammadu Buhari and National Security Adviser NSA to ignore any allegations against Ndiomu, adding that the Interim Administrator should be supported and allowed to do his work.
” Let me also caution the Federal Government to jettison any plan to terminate or scrap the Presidential Amnesty Programme. The programme was established to specifically address the special needs of the ex-militants and to sustain peace in Niger Delta region. There are ex-militants yet to be captured and integrated into the Amnesty Programme, which the Amnesty office must quickly do something about it.”
He expressed optimism that Ndiomu has the capacity and experience to reorganize the Amnesty programme and should be encouraged to fix some of the errors done by previous coordinators that had derailed the aims and objectives of the Amnesty programme.
” The Interim Administrator, Major General Barry Tariye Ndiomu ( retd), was recently appointed and new in office. It is too premature to criticise him when he has done nothing wrong. However, some of us are watching him and certainly would criticise him if he does anything wrong, but for now he has not done any wrong. We should encourage him and present to him ideas and strategies that help him to succeed.”
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