Daily Independent (Lagos)
Godwin Egba
23 October 2008
Port Harcourt — Rivers State Government on Thursday indicated its readiness to give amnesty to militants, who are willing to embrace peace.
The state government said it sees nothing wrong in granting the demands of militants so far it is not against the law.
In an interactive session with journalists in Port Harcourt, where six commissioners in the administration of Governor Chibuike Amaechi took stock of its first year, they said the administration faced the challenge of unrest and anarchy when it assumed office in October last year, but pointed out that the administration has done its best in restoring peace in the state.
According to the Commissioner for Information, Ogbunna Nwuke, "We have been able to lay foundation for peace and we have acted on projects that has affected the lives of people positively".
Nwuke said though the state government would not negotiate with militants who go astray in their demands, he disclosed that it would abide with the position of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC).
On power supply, Commissioner for Works, Dakuku Peterside, announced that the state has spent over N15 billion to improve the power sector in the state.
He also disclosed that the state is at the verge of commissioning the Omoku power project and has also remitted N11 billion gas turbine debt, inherited from the previous administration.
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