Mr Ramsey Mukoro, a former Niger Delta militant, on Monday applauded the appointment of Mr Tikari Danjuma as Coordinator of the Niger Delta Riverine Protection Programme.
Mukoro, a beneficiary of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, said that the appointment of the Warri-based businessman was timely and would speedily restore peace to the region.
He noted that Danjuma had the capacity to ensure that the renewed hostilities in the region were stemmed.
“Tikari Danjuma’s mother is an Ijaw woman and he is a businessman in Warri, he knows the terrain very well and is eminently qualified to provide leadership to this laudable federal government initiative.
“I urge our Niger Delta people to support him to ensure that our communities are protected and peace return,” Mukoro said.
According to him, the return of peace to the region would provide an enabling environment for improved oil output crucial to meeting the budgetary expectations of the country.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the establishment of the coastal areas protection programme is part of Federal Government’s ongoing efforts to stem renewed youths restiveness in the Niger Delta region.
The Federal Government, in a statement on Friday by Marshall Gundu, spokesman for the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, announced the appointment of Danjuma as the Coordinator of the programme.
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