The Coordinator of the
Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Paul Boroh (rtd), has said ex-militants
in the Niger Delta region should be working with local communities to protect
the economic assets of the Nigerian government.
He stated this at a town hall
meeting with key stakeholders from across Ijaw communities in Olodiama Clan at
Gelegele Community in Ovia North Local Government Area of Edo.
Boroh, who is also the Special
Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, specifically urged the
ex-militants to contribute in safeguarding oil and gas pipelines as well as
other public installations located in the region.
He said: “Ex-agitators in the
Niger Delta region should be working with communities in protecting national
economic assets.
“The involvement of youths in the
security and surveillence of oil and gas installations is aimed at ending
incessant attacks on the facilities in the region.
“The modalities for their formal
engagement in oil and gas pipelines security, among other national economic
assets in the region, are currently being discussed at very high levels of
government.”
He further stressed that the
federal government is committed to the sustainable peace and development in the
region, adding that “in line with the Federal Government’s new vision for the
region, the amnesty programme, which is in its reintegration phase, has
succeeded in bringing peace and stability to allow for sustainable development
to take place in the region.”
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