A former militant leader, Chief Government Ekpemupolo, better known as Tompolo, has praised President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing Brig. Gen. Paul Boroh(retd.) as the new chairman of the Presidential Amnesty Programme.

The former leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, said Buhari’s action shows that he is a listening leader, who is willing to contribute to the development of the Niger Delta.

He said, “It could be recalled that I called a meeting of ex-agitators, leaders and other stakeholders in the Niger Delta last week as a result of the pressure on me to intervene in the seemingly troubled Amnesty Programme, due to the non-payment of the stipends and allowances to beneficiaries for months now.

“And so, it gives me joy for the President to appoint a high-ranking retired military gentleman to coordinate the programme rather than any of the political jobbers, who had advertised themselves in very negative forms in order to be appointed.”