Prevail On Dikio Over Vaccum In Amnesty Program, IYC Urges Clark, Tompolo, Others

Amnesty Boss, Dixon Dikio

"As a group, we believe that sustainable community development is when all stakeholders are engaged with an holistically defined framework, which is a bottom to top approach of development." Ijaw Youth Council, Western Zone.

The Ijaw Youth Council; IYC, Western Zone (Delta, Edo and Ondo) States today urged elder statesman, Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo Alias Tompolo and other Niger Delta Stakeholders in the region to prevail on Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (rtd), over his negligence by the office of the Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP).

The call is contained in a statement signed by IYC Western Zone Information Officer, Lugard Izoukumor.

It express sadness over the vacuum of the office of the Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (rtd). 

The IYC noted that they are not fighting Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (rtd) but that the right thing should be done.

The IYC said,"When Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (rtd) was appointed, we were hopeful he would bring his wealth of expertise to bear and indeed to a large extent, we commend the new model of vision Col. Dikio introduced, which is to train, employ and mentor beneficiaries in the Amnesty Programme, as well as to revamp the economic outlook of the Niger Delta. 

"However, the Zonal Executive has become so inquisitive by the obvious negligence and the vacuum of the office of the Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (rtd). In series of occasion when Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (rtd) visited Western Zone, the Zonal Executive, national officers of the IYC Worldwide who are from Western Zone and of course other critical stakeholders explored all necessary means to meet with him where issues affecting Niger Delta youths can be discussed and proffer solutions to, considering the fact that, we are a major voice in sustaining the prevailing peace in our region.

"As a group, we believe that sustainable community development is when all stakeholders are engaged with an holistically defined framework, which is a bottom to top approach of development. 

"We are pained, and when we raise these issues people will erroneously allude it to an entitlement mentality."

The IYC noted that,"The IYC under the amiable leadership of Dr. Chris Ekiyor played a strategic role, for the Amnesty Programme to be birthed, and just as the NDDC is a pet project to us, similarly is the Amnesty Programme."