Ijaw youths in the Niger Delta region have thrown their weight behind a former governorship candidate of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change, Mr. Famous Daunemuagha, as a replacement for Kingsley Kuku as the handler of the amnesty programme in the Niger Delta.
On Saturday, the youths screened no fewer than 12 indigenes of the region as possible replacement for Kuku as the Chairman of the Presidential Amnesty Implementation Committee.
The position of the Ijaw youths was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of their summit in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, and signed by Ebikuro Ayaowei of the Niger Delta Youth Coalition.
The Ijaw youths, drawn from various groups in the Ijaw nationality, said Daunemuagha was the best among the pack of 12 names being considered as possible replacement for Kuku.
They, therefore, advised President Muhammadu Buhari to accept Daunemuagha to work with his government, insisting that Daunemuagha’s choice would promote confidence and sincerity of the administration towards the region.
They said their screening was carried out with due consideration of the policy statement made by Buhari during his inauguration.
Their communiqué noted, “The coalition of Ijaw youths and groups endorsed Famous Daunemuagha as the most qualified Niger Deltan for the position of Chairman, Presidential Amnesty Programme, given his background, commitment and the active role he played in the Niger Delta struggle.
“The coalition is therefore calling on President Muhammadu Buhari to appoint Daunemuagha as his Special Adviser on Niger Delta and Chairman of PAP.”
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