PRESIDENCY ORDERS PROBE OF AMNESTY PROGRAMME OVER FINANCIAL IMPROPRIETY

Penpushing recalled that Boroh was appointed to the position from which he has now been removed on July 28, 2015. He replaced Kingsley Kuku, the former Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Niger Delta, who also doubled as Coordinator of the Amnesty Programme.

The replaced former boss of the programme was at the time of his appointment, charged with the speedy resolution of hitches in the implementation of the amnesty programme, such as the non-payment of outstanding allowances to ex-militants.

Penpushing also gathered that, allegations of corruption and ineptitude have always dogged the Amnesty programme, and it is recalled that Kuku, who Mr. Boroh succeeded was once summoned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on allegation of massive looting of funds meant for the Amnesty programme.

Kuku declined Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s( EFCC) request to report for questioning on July 28, 2015 on medical grounds, promising to do so on September 30, 2015.But he has remained outside the country ever since.