Tompolo Hails Buhari On Amnesty Programme Boss Appointment

A former leader of the Movement for the
Emancipation of the Niger Delta, Chief Government
Ekpemupolo, popularly called Tompolo, has
commended President Muhammadu Buhari for
appointing Brig. Gen. Paul Boroh(retd.) as the new
chairman of the Presidential Amnesty Programme.
He said the action of the President only portrayed
him as a listening leader with a desire to
contribute to the development of the Niger Delta.
Tompolo also hailed the President on his choice of
a retired military officer rather than politicians, who
had been scheming to get the job. He urged the
new Amnesty Coordinator to ensure that critical
stakeholders were consulted on the running of the
programme and to avoid yielding to the antics of
political jobbers, who have an intent to politicise
the programme. He said, “It could be recalled that
I called a meeting of ex-agitators, leaders and
other stakeholders in the Niger Delta last week as
a result of the pressure on me to intervene in the
seemingly troubled Amnesty Programme, due to
the non-payment of the stipends and allowances to
beneficiaries for months now. “And so, it gives me
joy for the President to appoint a high-ranking
retired military gentleman to coordinate the
programme rather than any of the political jobbers,
who had advertised themselves in very negative
forms in order to be appointed.”