The Nigerian Senate has alleged Fears that Restiveness & Hostilities may Arise Again in the Niger Delta Region, this was made known when the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and also Chairman of the Presidential Amnesty Program visited the James Manager Senate-led Committee in defence of the 2013 Budget.
Senator James Manager expressed fears that the known PEACE in the Zone may come short soon a result of some Youths not been integrated into the Society after their Training. He further encouraged the Leadership of the AMNESTY Program to be productive and result oriented so as to achieve the aim of the Program. Whilst showering encomiums on Hon. Kingsley Kuku for standing the Test of Time over the Years in Rebranding the once hostile Youths despite the huge Challenges abound.
On his part, Kingsley Kuku stressed that poor Funding has always been a Challenge to the Program,
Nevertheless! There are still substantial SUCCESS Results 4 All to See.
MOA,
Below is an excerpt:
The Punch...
Senate warns of N’Delta militancy
Senate Committee on Niger Delta has warned of a possible resurgence of militancy in oil producing areas if Ex-Militants are not properly Re-integrated into Society at the end of their Training.
This is even as the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Mr. Godsday Orubebe, noted that the financial burden of the East-West Road was threatening to consume the entire budget of the ministry.
Chairman, Senate Committee on Niger-Delta, Senator James Manager, raised the Alarm on Thursday while receiving the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta, Kingsley Kuku, who appeared before the Committee to defend the 2013 budget of his office.
Manager, who commended the success so far recorded in the Amnesty programme, noted that the exercise would amount to nothing if jobs were not provided to integrate the Ex-militants into the society.
He explained that National Assembly as part of moves to sustain the programme would in collaboration with governors from the Niger Delta, convene a summit on the Federal Government’s Amnesty Programme.
Manager said, “One is scared about some others guys warming up because of this scheme. We are in real trouble even as we celebrate the success of the scheme.
“The Amnesty programme is a success. We’ve also gone on oversight to Fubai, Ghana, South Africa and even the United Kingdom. We have interacted with the boys and we are very satisfied with what we saw.”
Earlier, during the budget defence, Orubebe cautioned that the Niger Delta Ministry would have no other option but to stop ongoing capital projects if funds were not adequately provided.
The minister said notwithstanding the problem being faced, the East-West Road would meet its December 2014 deadline, adding that the ministry would spend N63, 415,284,959 next year. The amount according to him, is made up of N61bn and N2, 415,284,959 as Capital and Recurrent expenditures respectively.
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-@MOAgbajoh
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