{"id":332,"date":"2021-10-14T13:20:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T13:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ideemlawful.com\/2021\/10\/14\/breaking-buhari-renews-dikios-appointment\/"},"modified":"2025-03-06T07:23:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T07:23:50","slug":"breaking-buhari-renews-dikios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ideemlawful.com\/wp\/breaking-buhari-renews-dikios\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Buhari Renews Dikio\u2019s Appointment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">  <a href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-OCT4gb1wiyk\/YWgumrRdbLI\/AAAAAAAABSo\/x5pKu5B6pesA4Wab-qEfmCqOfLfWeEexgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1634217624575322-0.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\">    <img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-OCT4gb1wiyk\/YWgumrRdbLI\/AAAAAAAABSo\/x5pKu5B6pesA4Wab-qEfmCqOfLfWeEexgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/1634217624575322-0.png\" width=\"400\" \/>  <\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<div>President Muhammadu Buhari has renewed the appointment of Milland Dikio as Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme for another one-year tenure.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The retired Nigerian Army Colonel was first appointed PAP chief in August 2020.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>A statement by presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina said despite the challenges, Dikio has been able to \u201ccommand widespread respect\u201d among Niger Delta stakeholders.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>It was gathered that the presidency was impressed with Dikio\u2019s as well as a \u201cpositive security report\u201d on him.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Powerful forces had attempted to get the administrator sacked through hawks close to the Presidential Villa and media attacks.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In August, National Security Adviser, retired Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno denied he was in a face-off with Dikio.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Monguno accused unscrupulous elements of stoking confusion, assuring that the Amnesty head has his \u201cfull support and confidence\u201d.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In September, former militant commanders accused certain persons of sponsoring protests of petitions against Dikio.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Under the auspices of the Leadership, Peace and Cultural Development Initiative (LPCDI), they demanded that Dikio be allowed to actualise his plans.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>LPCDI, which comprises 95 per cent of first phase leaders, said there was a clandestine plot to work against the collective interests of the South-South region and ex-agitators.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The President, Reuben Wilson, in a statement, said the programme has witnessed too many leadership.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cThis has led to the sudden truncation of the plans and projects of the past coordinators and slowed down the pace of implementation of the programme\u2019s mandate.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cThe changes led to each coordinator starting afresh with new plans and projects, abandoning those of predecessors. This has greatly hindered PAP\u2019s stability and management\u201d, Wilson complained.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Muhammadu Buhari has renewed the appointment of Milland Dikio as Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme for another one-year tenure. 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