According to the biblical verse: John 1:46 KJV "And Nathaniel said unto him, Can Any GOOD Thing come Out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, COME AND SEE."
Despite the criticism of a vast majority of Nigerians, doubting the credence and sustainability of the Program, it can be recalled that the Amnesty Program is flying very high beyond expectations hence the antics of some evil peddlers and impostors who are bent on undermining the Successes of the scheme.
However, Criticism was not only by Critics who refuse to Look-Deep in the said topics which alleged the Amnesty as Wasted Resource, even Youths from the Region under the aegis of "NON IJAW, NIGER DELTA YOUTHS" claiming that the objective of the Programme has been derailed as it's tilted mostly to Youths from IJAW axis in the Region as against the popular notion tagged the Niger Delta Struggle.
On this Note, it's therefore pertinent to state equivocally the Objectives of the Amnesty Program which includes;
1. To contribute to Security stabilization in the Niger Delta through the Disarmament, Demobilization, Rehabilitation and sustainable Re-integration of Ex-Militants as a precondition for medium and long term Development
2. Participants: Ex-Militants who accepted the Federal Government’s Amnesty offer and Registered for the Rehabilitation and Integration Programme.
Going by the aforementioned, it's indeed clear that the sole Aim of the Presidential Amnesty Programme is PEACE in the Niger Delta... PEACE still the Only Pancrea for Development.
It's indeed preposterous for a few to underscore the laudable Success recorded in Presidential Amnesty Programme especially the enviable PEACE & TRANQUILITY in the once troubled Region. That brings to bear if I may ask, How much can we pay for the reigning PEACE in the OIL- RICH Niger Delta which has heralded increase in Crude Oil Production from the abysmal Production of less than One Million barrels per day in 2008 to between 2.4 and 2.6m bpd.
To that extent, it's safe to term the AMNESTY Programme A Huge SUCCESS!
Only recently, during an oversight tour, #S/Africa; Chairman Senate Committee on Niger Delta, Sen. Nurudeen Abatemi-Usman, expressed satisfaction that the programme was being properly implemented. His words: “We came here to assess how deep the Amnesty Programme is. We all know what brought about this programme because Nigeria decided to address a fundamental injustice to a section of the country. From what we have seen and experienced during our interaction with the Trainees, I can tell Nigerians that the Amnesty Programme gives us hope and we are Very Proud of these Youths. The funds allocated to the programme are being judiciously used and we will continue to support and expand its scope"
Nothwithstanding, This laudable Achievements can not be re-echoed without the mention of the Unprecedented leadership attributes of the Peace-Loving President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Ebelemi Jonathan GCFR who has always restated his commitment to the sustenance of the Amnesty Programme for the remarkable Success achieved so far, thus, the recent approval of an additional 3,642 Former Agitators in the programme making it 30,000.
As against the call of many, it will be meticulously unhealthy for anyone to call for the abrupt End of the Scheme, as it Successes can account for the known and lasting Peace cum Human Capacity Development in the Region..
Hitherto, Niger Delta Youths claiming to have been sidelined in the enviable Success of the Presidential Amnesty Programme should in due course avail themselves of the required information to partake in the Transformation as recorded under the pragmatic leadership of Hon. Kingsley Kuku through the instrumentalities of the Presidential Amnesty Programme.
...by this Records, AMNESTY IS WORKING!!!
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