Group Dismisses Opposition to Major Retired General Tariye Ndiomu’s Reappointment to PAP
By Amos Odhe.
A group under the aegis of Niger Delta Watchdogs has described the alleged statement issued by some faceless bodies and individuals, calling for non-reappointment of Major General Barry Tariye Ndiomu (rtd) as Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) as laughable, passing it as the worst from the pit of hell.
Addressing Journalists in Warri, Delta State, the group called on the ex-agitators to comply with the requirements of bringing the full list of members in their various camps, their particulars as well as their photographs.
Some of the ex-agitators has been severally accused of parading over-inflated names and diverting allowances of their followers.
“These are sponsored social media works and nobody will take them serious, not even the mad men on the streets.
“Who are the angry militants from the nine Niger Delta States that are kicking against his re-appointment, and who is Layefa Dumbo that spoke on their behalf?
“We are calling on President Muhammadu Buhari and the Presidency not to split their concentration over unruly and faceless individuals and groups, if at all they ever exists.
“Major General Barry Tariye Ndiomu (rtd) is one man who got enlisted into the Nigerian Army and steadily grew to the position of Major General before his retirement.
” There are some people who severally blame the Federal Government of not developing the Niger Delta region.If those that were awarded contracts by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) had all executed their contracts, the region would have been better.
“They got the jobs, blocking genuine contractors, received mobilization fees and abandoned the jobs and today they are criticizing the Federal Government for being insensitive to their plights.
“Most of these boys who called themselves Generals have boys under them that they have not been paying after collecting their monies.Some are dead and many are fictitious.
“And so it’s expected that the various leaders who claimed to be aggrieved should come with clean hands, rather than coming with the alleged 3’000 persons that they claimed the Interim Administrator delisted. If he delisted 3,000 names, is it one faceless Layefe Dumbo whose records we doubt are with PAP that should be ranting?
“Beyond that, people should not see the social media as a platform to sell lies and promote injustice,” the Group warned.
On the suspension of Cletus Reuben and Olusegun, the Niger Delta Watchdogs called on President Muhammadu Buhari not to be diverted by the cries of the wolfs, but set up a special panel to investigate the issue and appropriately penalize the offenders.
They warned the faceless Peace Renaissance to channel their efforts on more positive and result-oriented ventures than crying wolf where there is none.
“Major General Barry Tariye Ndiomu (rtd) is a man with high discipline and integrity.It wasn’t these boys that were instrumental to his appointment, and not any of their false publications will make a difference.
“We know those behind them but as Ijaw people, we are cautious of our existence and relationship.
“We are also using this medium to warn social media platform owners not violate the laws of the land. A good Journalist is that one who only publishes verifiable stories so that society can rely on him,” Chief Abraham Oghenekibo who was accompanied by the leadership of the group said.
