No Rift With Amnesty Administrator Over Tenure Extension — NSA

The National Security Adviser (NSA), Major General Babagana
Monguno (rtd) on Sunday dismissed, as unfounded, reports that he
was on warpath with the Interim Administrator of the Presidential
Amnesty Programme, Col. Milland Dixion Dikio (rtd), over tenure
extension.

An online medium had reported that the NSA and the amnesty boss
were at loggerheads over tenure extension.

But Gen. Monguno in a statement made available to newsmen in
Abuja by Head, Strategic Communication Office of the National
Security Adviser, Mallam Z M Usman, declared that the report “is
false and concocted to stoke confusion and mislead the public.”

He enjoined stakeholders in the Niger Delta region and the
general public to disregard the “spurious report”.

The statement said “the attention of the Office of the National
Security Adviser has been drawn to an online news report published
on August 28, 2021, by pointblanknews.com implying that the
National Security Adviser and the Interim Administrator of the
Presidential Amnesty Programme are ‘on warpath over tenure
extension.’

“Therefore, stakeholders across the Niger Delta, the public and
the media are advised to disregard and dismiss the report as a
spurious work of journalism.

“The amnesty beneficiaries are equally encouraged to continue to
support the ongoing reform of the programme. For the avoidance of
doubt, the Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty
Programme enjoys the full support and confidence of the National
Security Adviser.”

The National Security Adviser (NSA), Major General Babagana
Monguno (rtd) on Sunday dismissed, as unfounded, reports that he
was on warpath with the Interim Administrator of the Presidential
Amnesty Programme, Col. Milland Dixion Dikio (rtd), over tenure
extension.

An online medium had reported that the NSA and the amnesty boss
were at loggerheads over tenure extension.

But Gen. Monguno in a statement made available to newsmen in
Abuja by Head, Strategic Communication Office of the National
Security Adviser, Mallam Z M Usman, declared that the report “is
false and concocted to stoke confusion and mislead the public.”

He enjoined stakeholders in the Niger Delta region and the
general public to disregard the “spurious report”.

The statement said “the attention of the Office of the National
Security Adviser has been drawn to an online news report published
on August 28, 2021, by pointblanknews.com implying that the
National Security Adviser and the Interim Administrator of the
Presidential Amnesty Programme are ‘on warpath over tenure
extension.’

“Therefore, stakeholders across the Niger Delta, the public and
the media are advised to disregard and dismiss the report as a
spurious work of journalism.

“The amnesty beneficiaries are equally encouraged to continue to
support the ongoing reform of the programme. For the avoidance of
doubt, the Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty
Programme enjoys the full support and confidence of the National
Security Adviser.”