April 18, (THEWILL)- Against the backdrop of repeated complaints from beneficiaries of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), that they had not received their stipends for the month of March, one of our banks has explained the reason for the abnormal delay.
This was contained in a press statement signed by Mr Igonikon Oduma, the Special Assistant on Media to the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Program (PAP).
According to the letter to the Programme Administrator, Dennis Otuaro, PhD, the United Bank for Africa (UBA), explained that some delegates banking with it had not been paid due to glitches in the bank’s processing system.
The statement further said the bank, however, explained that it had processed the refund for the failed transactions into the beneficiary’s accounts and due to complaints from some beneficiaries, the Amnesty Office had written to the bank seeking an explanation for the delay.
It further reads, “The Amnesty Office had disbursed March stipends to all beneficiaries’ accounts and the funds had already left its accounts.
“The Office will collaborate with UBA to ensure that all outstanding payment issues are resolved.
“The Office thanks all beneficiaries for their patience and display of patriotism in reacting to this unexpected development.”
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Amos Okioma is a Correspondent at THEWILL
