President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of retired Brig-Gen. P.T. Boroh as the Coordinator of the Amnesty Programme for former Niger Delta militants, the Special Adviser the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, announced in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja.
Boroh, whose appointment takes immediate effect, is to take over the responsibilities of the former Special Adviser to President Jonathan on Niger Delta who also doubled as Coordinator of the Amnesty Programme, the statement said.
According to Adesina, “The appointment of a new Coordinator for the Amnesty Programme is expected to lead to the speedy resolution of recent hitches in its implementation such as the non-payment of outstanding allowances to ex-militants.’’
