A Civil Society Organisation, Niger Delta Integrity Group, has kicked against calls in some quarters for the removal of the Interim Administrator, Amnesty Programme, Major General Barry Ndiomu (retd).
In the last three months, no fewer than four groups had demanded the removal of the Amnesty administrator who was appointed in September 2022.
On Wednesday, some ex-agitators accused him of delisting names of real beneficiaries of the programme and refusing to pay the stipend of over 7,000 delegates going over six months without an explanation.
However, a statement earlier by the Convener, NDIG, Boma Horsfall, claimed that those calling for Ndiomu’s sack were beneficiaries of past corrupt practices in the programme.
He added that Ndiomu’s resolve to sanitize the system was responsible for the repeated calls for his removal.