Allow Presidential Amnesty Coordinator Peace to Advance Programme, N’Delta Monarch Pleads

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The Paramount Ruler of the Oil and Gas rich Idjerhe Kingdom in Ethiope West Local Government area of Delta State, HRM Obukowho Monday Whiskey, Udurhie 1, has advocated for peace and greater understanding to enable the Dr. Dennis Otuaro-led Presidential Amnesty programme to succeed.

The journalist-turned-first class traditional ruler, in a statement issued yesterday, said he was saddened that while the Co-ordinator was doing everything humanly possible to reposition the PAP office, some self-centered persons were out to discredit his efforts.

He called for more stakeholders’ meetings geared towards findings acceptable solutions to unending quagmire.

His words: “Our region and our political appointees cannot achieve the desired result if all we do daily is to protest and write petitions aimed at undermining their concerted efforts.

“Let’s do more of consultations with our sons and daughters in government instead of this dangerous approach of always dragging down our people.

“Collectively, we can achieve more but individually we cannot achieve anything. As a critical stakeholder in the PAP programme, I am convinced that Dr. Dennis Otuaro is on the right track. All that is needed is collective supports so that greater result can be achieved.”

The monarch appealed to the federal government to convoke a critical stakeholders’ meeting and look at the possibilities of reviewing the N60,000 monthly stipends for the Ex-Agitators noting that the amount can no longer sustain families and dependents of ex-agitators.