Buhari sacks Boroh, names Dokubo Amnesty Programme coordinator

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Professor Charles Quaker Dokubo as the new Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme for former Niger Delta militants.

In a press statement issued by the special adviser to the president on media, Dokubo  replaces Brigadier-General Paul Boroh (Rtd). There was no mention of reason for the develoment.

Meanwhile, the President directs the National Security Adviser (NSA) to carry out a full investigation into the activities of the Amnesty Programme from 2015 to date, especially allegations of financial impropriety and other acts that are allegedly detrimental to the objectives of the Presidential Amnesty Programme.

The new helmsman, Prof Dokubo, is currently Director of Research and Studies at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs. 

He holds a PhD in Strategic Studies from the University of Bradford, United Kingdom, and hails from Abonema, Akuku-Toru Local Government of Rivers State.


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