N65,000 Monthly Allowance “Too Small”, Ex-MEND Leaders Say, Back Verification Of Amnesty Beneficiaries

Leaders of the defunct Movement''REUBEN WILSON '' for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta on Thursday backed the ongoing probe and verification exercise being conducted by Brig. Gen. Paul Boroh (retd.) the Chairman of the Presidential Amnesty Implementation Committee.

 They said the probe became necessary in order to know the exact number of ex-militants benefiting from the Federal Government’s Amnesty Programme.

 The ex-MEND leaders, under the auspices of Leadership, Peace and Cultural Development Initiative, said though some groups had expressed divergent views on the verification, they believe it would help to sanitize and strengthen the programme. Chairman of the LCPD, Pastor Wilson Reuben