October 28, (THEWILL) – The Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Program, Maj-Gen Barry Tariye Ndiomu, has denied allegation of stopping the payment of stipends to ex-agitators, trending on social media, saying that such allegations were not only unfounded, but baseless.
Contained in a press statement signed by Thomas Peretu, Special Adviser on Media, he said, “There is no iota of truth in the rumours. The allegation is unfounded, baseless and at best, a concoction from the figment of imagination of mischief makers, whose intention is to cause disaffection and bring the hard earned reputation of the Interim Administrator into disrepute.”
He said the “story is a deliberate attempt, intended to derail the focus and attention of the General. Therefore, it stands to be condemned by every well-meaning Niger Delta citizen.”
According to him they would like to place on record that neither the new interim administrator nor the Management of the programme, had at any time, placed an embargo on the payment of stipends to beneficiaries, as the stipends for this month had already been transferred to appropriate quarters since the 24th of October, 2022, for further disbursement.
“Any delays in receipt of funds could only be due to administrative procedures.
We use this medium to assure the ex-agitators and indeed the stakeholders that the Interim Administrator does not and will not stop the payment of stipends to the usual beneficiaries as at when due.”
He, therefore, admonished the public and critical stakeholders to disregard and ignore the rumour because it does not represent the reality on ground, adding that the management will not hesitate to take decisive legal action against any individual or group of persons, whose intention is to malign, misrepresent or obscure the good works of the new Interim Administrator.
He expressed optimism that the management of PAP is on course with regards to its obligation to delegates as it assures the ex-agitators that their accounts will be credited by the various banks in the next few days.
He reiterated the fact that the interim administrator is committed to the ideals of the Presidential Initiative, hence, he will not be distracted by mischief makers.
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