The Federal Government has begun payment of allowances to former militants in the Niger Delta.
The Head, Media and Communication of the
Amnesty Programme, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, said in an electronic mail on
Friday that the Central Bank of Nigeria began payment of the N65, 000
for each of the beneficiaries on Friday.
Alabrah said that the process of the
payment of the outstanding allowances started following an approval by
President Mohammadu Buhari.
He said the office would commence payment
of the allowances and in-training fees for delegates after an ongoing
verification exercise.
Alabrah,
who said the outstanding allowances would be paid in batches, added
that the allowances for May was being paid while those for June and July
would be paid later.
The Federal Government suspended payment
of salaries and allowances to those under the Amnesty Programme at the
inception of the Buhari Administration in May.
After two months of his
administration, the President appointed Brig. Gen. Paul Boro (retd) as
the Coordinator of the Programme on July 28, 2015.
Boroh had set up a seven-man committee to
carry out a verification exercise on the Programme to precede the
resumption of payment of fees under the Programme.
Boroh was quoted as saying the President
released the funds to ensure immediate resolution of issues thrown up by
the delayed allowances.
0 comments:
Post a Comment