Why Buhari fired Dokubo as Presidential Amnesty Coordinator

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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate suspension of the coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Prof Charles Dokubo following corruption allegations leveled against him in series of petitions.

Spokesman for the president, Mr. Femi Adesina said in a statement yesterday that the president’s action also followed the report of a technical committee which recommended his suspension.

The suspension was said to have been orchestrated by numerous allegations and petitions against his handling of the Presidential Amnesty Programme.

Adesina said such petitions and allegations prompted the president to direct the national security adviser, Babagana Monguno, to set up a caretaker committee to investigate the activities of the programme.

“Part of the Committee’s task is to ensure that allocated resources are properly utilized in consonance with government’s objective of alleviating problems in the Niger Delta region, and stamping out corruption in the Amnesty Programme.

“Consequently, the NSA recommended to Mr. President that the Coordinator of the Amnesty Programme, Professor Charles Quaker Dokubo be suspended, a recommendation that has been approved and which takes immediate effect,” the statement added.

Besides, the president instructed the caretaker committee to review and oversee the activities of the programme henceforth.

According to the statement, the review and oversight of the programme by the committee are aimed at achieving government objectives for the programme.

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