The federal government has begun the payment of allowances to former Niger Delta militants.
The Head, Media and Communication of the Amnesty Programme, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, said in an email on Friday that the Central Bank of Nigeria has began paying the N65,000 stipend due to each of the beneficiaries.
Alabrah said that the payment process, which commenced on Friday, was sequel to approval by President Muhammadu Buhari.
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He said the office would commence payment of the allowances and in-training fees for delegates after an ongoing verification exercise.
Alabrah, who said the outstanding allowances would be paid in batches, added that May allowances was being paid while those for June and July would be paid later.
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The Federal Government suspended payment of salaries and allowances to those under the Amnesty Programme at the inception of the Buhari Administration in May, appointing Brig. Gen. Paul Boro (retd) as the Coordinator of the Programme on July 28, after two months in charge.
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Boroh had set up a seven-man committee to carry out a verification exercise on the Programme to precede the resumption of payment of fees under the Programme.
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