Colonel Milland Dikio (Rtd)
Amnesty Programme: Ex-agitators hail reappointment of Dikio as good omen for stability in Niger Delta
[From CHRIS EZE, Yenagoa]
National Chairman of the Third Phase of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Tonye Bobo, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for reappointing Col. Miland Dixon Dikio (rtd) as the Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme for another term of one year.
In a statement while reacting to Dikio’s reappointment Thursday in Yenagoa, Bobo said that President Buhari’s gesture demonstrated his commitment to the development of Niger Delta region, and portrayed him as one who has a mind of his own by refusing to listen to the “naysayers” who were bent on derailing the program.
He urged Dikio to see his reappointment as an acknowledgement of his efforts in the last one year and charged him to justify the fresh mandate y working for sustained peace in the region.
Bobo also assured Dikio of the full support of ex-agitators, especially those in the Third phase, stressing that having keyed into his vision, they would work with him to ensure it succeeds.
“It is cheering news for us because it is what we clamoured for. So, we are thanking President Buhari for listening to wise counsel and extending the tenure of Col. Miland Dixon Dikio.
“Dikio has shown capacity, he has demonstrated in the last one year that he understands the workings of the program and when you listen to his vision and template, it is obvious he knows what is best for the ex-agitators and the region as a whole.
“What we are going to appeal to him is to look into the issues that are pending before him like that of the undocumented ex-agitators and see how they can be captured because they have suffered a lot.
“For us, we will work with him to achieve his desired goal for the Niger Delta”, he maintained.
