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| N.D.A (punch) |
Brig.-Gen. Paul Boroh (rtd), Special Adviser to President
Muhammadu Buhari on Niger Delta, has expressed concern over the delay in
payment of stipends of former militants in the Niger Delta region.
Boroh’s concern was conveyed in a statement signed by Mr
Piriye Kiyaramo, Bayelsa Liaison Officer, Presidential Amnesty Programme and
made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday, July 10, in
Yenagoa.
The statement quoted Boroh, the Coordinator of the
Presidential Amnesty Programme, as describing the delay in payment as
“unfortunate.”
It said that while reassuring the ex-militants of regular
stipends, Boroh assured them that the payment would soon commence since the
three days public holiday was over.
"I must say that the hiccups which were brought to my
attention during the long public holiday by the Central Bank of Nigeria have
been sorted out.’’
NAN recalls that some of the ex-militants on July 4 blocked
the popular East-West road at Mbiama over backlog of unpaid stipends.
The statement quoted Boroh as expressing regret at the pains
the delay had caused the former militants, urged them to remain calm.
"I want your cooperation as the present administration
under President Muhammadu Buhari proffers lasting solution to the problems in
the region,” the statement quoted Boroh as saying.
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