SERAP Wants Amnesty Programme Payment System Probed By Buhari

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has asked n President Muhammadu Buhari to probe the payment system of the Niger Delta Presidential Amnesty Programme.

A group of Niger- Delta militants

SERAP said it had received petitions from  Sukore Daniel, Ekperi Abel, Enodeh Eniyekperi, Ebaretonbofa Keme, Akperi Tamaraebi and Godspower Desmonds  who alleged that  haven gone through the required training under the Amnesty Programme by the Federal Government, they have not been paid their entitlements four years after their integration into the government’s amnesty programme.

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In a statement signed by the Executive Director of SERAP, Mr Adetokunbo Mumuni, it noted that although the Amnesty office had issued identification cards to them and collected their bank details, they have not received their monthly payment of N65, 000 due them under the programme from November, 2011 to date.

“We are seriously concerned that the accrued allowances to the petitioners might have been stolen, diverted or mismanaged. We fear that these cases may not just be isolated incidents and that there are likely to be a broader pattern of corruption, and impunity, and are in large part the consequence of the previous government’s failure to address it.

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“We believe that the President can play a leadership role in addressing the problem and ensure justice and fair play to those affected. Doing so will be entirely consistent with the anti-corruption policy of this government”the group said.

Recently, members of the defunct Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) urged President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately intervene in the Amnesty programme.

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