Abuja, Oct. 9, 2012 (NAN)
The Presidential Amnesty Office (PAO) says it will no longer
recognise Mr Sylvester Tambo, known as ``Aso Tambo’’, as leader of the
Phase Two beneficiaries of the Amnesty Programme.
This is contained in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja by Mr
Daniel Alabrah, the Head of Media and Communications of the Amnesty
Office.
The statement said that ``henceforth the office will only recognise and deal with the different state coordinators and representatives of the programme’’.
It said the directive was given by the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, Mr Kingsley Kuku, following the submission of the report of a seven-man investigation panel.
The office said Kuku, who is also the Chairman, Presidential Amnesty Programme, directed that six officials of the amnesty office in Abuja who were suspended last month, be recalled.
The statement said the officials had been investigated for alleged mismanagement of data and financial impropriety in the Phase Two of the amnesty programme.
``The panel, which was headed by Mr Lawrence Pepple, and had security personnel as members, recommended various sanctions for indicted officials, including forfeiture of two months’ pay as well as refund of monies not properly accounted for.
``It however exonerated Mr Peter Ajube and Mr Kennedy West, saying that they were not members of the Accounts/Data Verification Committee that carried out the data verification of the Phase Two amnesty beneficiaries.
``And they were not indicted by any of the persons who testified before the panel,'' the statement said.
The statement said that ``henceforth the office will only recognise and deal with the different state coordinators and representatives of the programme’’.
It said the directive was given by the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, Mr Kingsley Kuku, following the submission of the report of a seven-man investigation panel.
The office said Kuku, who is also the Chairman, Presidential Amnesty Programme, directed that six officials of the amnesty office in Abuja who were suspended last month, be recalled.
The statement said the officials had been investigated for alleged mismanagement of data and financial impropriety in the Phase Two of the amnesty programme.
``The panel, which was headed by Mr Lawrence Pepple, and had security personnel as members, recommended various sanctions for indicted officials, including forfeiture of two months’ pay as well as refund of monies not properly accounted for.
``It however exonerated Mr Peter Ajube and Mr Kennedy West, saying that they were not members of the Accounts/Data Verification Committee that carried out the data verification of the Phase Two amnesty beneficiaries.
``And they were not indicted by any of the persons who testified before the panel,'' the statement said.
It said Kuku commended the panel for properly handling the assignment.
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