Forum for the Advancement & Upliftment of the Niger Delta
[FAUND]

Appointment of Professor Charles Quaker Dokubo, best thing to have happened to the Niger Delta in a very long time

The Forum for the Advancement and Upliftment of the Niger Delta (FAUND) wish to commend the Federal Government and the President Muhammadu Buhari for the appointment of Professor Charles Quaker Dokubo as Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP).

We cannot fail to also commend the National Security Adviser, General Babagana Monguno (RTD.) for recommending Professor Charles Quaker Dokubo to the President for this appointment.

At a time when political players and stakeholders in the Niger Delta have become so divisive and offensive, we commend the foresight of the Buhari government in the appointment of a leading technocrat, academic and progressive to the very sensitive role and position.

Professor Dokubo’s humaneness, humility, sense of purpose and commitment to the advancement of the Niger Delta has in so small way, helped to mold the conscience and consciousness of hundreds of thousands of Niger Deltans scattered across the 9 states of the Niger Delta.

Since his appointment as Coordinator of PAP, Professor Dokubo, a professor of International Diplomacy, War, Defence and Peace Studies, has won new friends and followers for President Buhari in the Niger Delta than all other political leaders in the Niger Delta.

As a Kalabari man, Professor Charles Dokubo has improved the image of President Buhari in Kalabari land.
As an Ijaw man, Professor Dokubo has become the driver of the new wave of Buhari-appreciation in Ijaw land.

As a leading Niger Delta stakeholder and renowned academic, Professor Dokubo has provided a new vehicle for the people of the Niger Delta to feel first hand, the gains of the Buhari presidency with respect to plans and programmes designed for the advancement of the lives of the people of the Niger Delta.

Less than 6 months into his tenure as Coordinator of the Amnesty Programme, the programme has been returned to its cardinal mandate of catering to the needs and aspirations of former militants and agitators in the Niger Delta who have chosen the path of peace, stability and progress.

The Reintegration of the thousands of young men who laid down their arms in the Niger Delta has been moved into new gear with new enthusiasm and commitment.

Entitlements to these young lads are now being paid on time and empowerment programmes have been greatly reconfigured to ensure that the beneficiaries are equipped with the knowledge, skillset and tools they require to live productive lives.

We call on all people of the Niger Delta to support the efforts of Professor Dokubo in fixing the Presidential Amnesty Programme in order that it can be returned to the mandate for which it was set up for.

The era of reckless petition writing aided and abetted by disgruntled contractors and stakeholders should come to an end.

The advancement and upliftment of the Niger Delta must be the concern of everyone.

God Bless Nigeria
God bless the Niger Delta

Nimitein Oyibo – President
Edgar Oyinkoro – Secretary
Degbani George – Director, Media