Presidential Amnesty Phase 3 Generals Issue May 18th Protest Notice To Dikio Amnesty Interim Administrator

By Wilson Macaulay

Warri,,:

 Ex Agitators,(Generals and Leaders) of Presidential Amnesty Phase 3  over five hundred and sixty two in attendance  drawn from Akwa Ibom , Bayelsa,Edo, Delta , Rivers and Ondo States of the Niger Delta region  have issued May 18 th  "Protest Notice" to Col. Milland Dixon Dikio, the  Presidential Amnesty Interim Administrator to schedule an emergency  stakeholders Meeting in Delta State to address what they called  critical issues of Verification to ascertain that the Amnesty office  is dealing  with the  authentic   

leaders who voluntarily surrendered their arms and ammunition  to the Federal Government.

The Leaders of the Presidential Amnesty Phase 3 from  six  States of the  Niger Delta region  in a well attended meeting held in Warri Delta State made available a  ratified official statement   to sellected journalist , in which they demanded  that  the Amnesty Interim Administrator , should  immediately commence the  Leaders Training and Empowerment and the approval of slots for their boys (foot soldiers)who are already feeling betrayed by their leaders just because the Amnesty office left  them in the dark without any plausible  explanation.

General Ogidigba Godstime , the Spokesman, Presidential Amnesty Phase 3 Programme, General Oloye, aka Ofovwi Clement, Coordinator, General Bush Prince Efe, Chairman Planning Committee, General Harvest Duku, Planning Committee Adviser , who spoke during the media  interactive session  concurred in their various reactions as they make bold to say  in clear  terns that :  " If  the Amnesty office under the leadership of Col. Milland Dixon Dikio  Rtd , fail to take proper steps on or before 18th of May 2021 to call for a  meeting with us, we the leaders of the Presidential Amnesty Phase 3  Programme both documented and undocumented will Carry out a peaceful Protest by blocking the East West road starting from Patani in Delta State 

 General Jessey Birinimughan, General Perry Muayor, Secretary Planning Committee General Kingsley Silo,and General Lucky Origbo, who also made their contributions, lamented saying :  " We are taking this action to  let Nigerians and the whole world to know the inhuman treatment given to us after laying down our arms for the growth and development of Nigeria."

General Samson Akoke Awe, General Covwoder Saaley, General Aghilo, in their own speech made an appeal to the Delta State Government thus : " Based on the exigencies of the issues at stake, we are calling on Governor Okowa of Delta State as the Chief Security Officer of the State to look at the matter with an eagle eye and empower the Phase 3 Presidential Amnesty  Leaders in Delta State as we have been left in the lurch ."

General Joseph Jericho Akpos , Financial Secretary , Planning Committee, General Okpodu Emmanuel,2nd Adviser , General John Ologen, and General Ogaga Ivwromon in their own speech,

recalled bitterly that when Phase one and two surrendered their arms their leaders were trained and empowered stressing that  failure of the Amnesty office to do the right and needful thing will lead to chaos which is against the spirit and letters of the Amnesty Programme 

General Wilson Korofa, General Kenneth Kpea, General Aboy General Ijiye Kelvin 

who made a strong case for the undocumented leaders said: The Amnesty Interim Administrator should use the instruments of his good office to document the leaders that are yet to be documented in  the interest of fairplay, Justice and equity

The Statement conclusively reaffirmed that the Protest notice for May 18th  Will go ahead unless Col. Milland Dixon Dikio, the  Amnesty Interim Administrator call the meeting as requested in our communique to address the aforesaid  issued as spelt out in our demands.