Abuja — The appointment of Professor Charles Quaker Dokubo as the new Special Adviser/ Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme by President Muhammadu Buhari is one appointment critical stakeholders in the Niger Delta applauded. Dokubo being one of those who were in the forefront of the agitations for a better deal for the Niger Delta region, in his short, but eventful stay in office has started yielding the desired results which is giving a new sense of hope to the Amnesty Office, its beneficiaries as well as stakeholders.
Stakeholders in the region believe that the choice of Dokubo for the job, couldn't have come at a better time, having been involved in drawing up master plan for the development of the oil rich Niger Delta, hence he is eminently qualified to refocus and reposition the programme to become more impactful in order to meet needs and aspirations of the Niger Delta. Dokubo being aware of the pains, challenges and expectation of the people of the Niger Delta was very prepare and equipped for the job, backed by sound academic qualification, with many research work and papers in on the Niger Delta question and been part of the drafter of the templates for resolving the issues, placed him in a good stand in to take the programme to the next level.
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