Buhari Suspends Amnesty Programme Coordinator

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the suspension of the Coordinator, Amnesty Programme, Charles Quaker Dokubo.

Dokubo’s suspension followed numerous allegations and petitions surrounding operations of the programme.

A statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina on Friday, said the National Security Adviser (NSA) thereafter set up a Caretaker Committee to look into the activities of the programme, on the directive of Buhari.

According to the statement, part of the committee’s task is to ensure that allocated resources are properly utilized in consonance with government’s objective of alleviating problems in the Niger Delta region and stamping out corruption in the Amnesty Programme.

Part of the statement reads “Consequently, the NSA recommend to Mr. President that the Coordinator of the Amnesty Programme, Professor Charles Quaker Dokubo be suspended, a recommendation that has been approved and which takes immediate effect.

“The President has also directed that the Caretaker Committee set up to review the program should oversee the running of the programme henceforth, with a view to ensuring that government objectives are achieved.”