Jackrich petitions Tinubu, seeks integration of 4,000 ex-agitators into Amnesty Programme

Leader of the Niger Delta Liberation Force, NDLF, High Chief Sobomabo Jackrich, besides known arsenic Egberipapa, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to intervene successful the alleged exclusion of much than 4,000 members of his campy from the Presidential Amnesty Programme, PAP.

In a petition submitted to the State House this week, Jackrich besides called for a broad audit of the programme’s finances and a reappraisal of however beneficiary slots person been allocated since its constitution successful 2009.

He said members of Egberipapa Camp had remained extracurricular the PAP operation for 17 years, contempt a 2021 solution of the Senate recommending their integration and the allocation of 2,000 slots to the group.

Jackrich said helium archetypal formally raised the substance earlier the 9th Senate connected April 13, 2021, done the Committee connected Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions.

He alleged that members of his campy had been excluded from PAP contempt taking portion successful the disarmament process that led to the constitution of the amnesty inaugural nether the precocious President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua successful 2009.

According to him, the Senate committee subsequently held hearings and recommended the integration of Egberipapa Camp/NDLF into PAP, with 2,000 slots allocated to the group.

The ex agitator said the committee, successful a missive dated June 8, 2021, besides asked the past Interim Administrat...