Amnesty Programme PAP office has once again come to the fore as this has
continued to have a debilitating toll on their health report says.
An online statement made available to journalists observed that, “The
decay in the Amnesty office is becoming worse every day. As vendors we
will keep our identities discreet to avoid victimization. We need your
help in revealing these anomalies in the amnesty office, as it is really
affecting us as businessmen and momen. We have records of some of us who
have died or currently hospitalized from the pressure of being owed
indefinitely by the presidential amnesty office.”
Victor Okame an amnesty beneficiary said, “Our investigations revealed
that the delay in payment of contractors is due to sharp illegal
practices happening in the office. The public is aware that a committee
was saddled with the responsibility of investigating and verifying
awarded, Ongoing and Completed Contracts in the Amnesty Office. This
committee carried out their duties and came up with recommendations,
including lists of verified contracts that should be paid.
“Currently all the recommendations of the committee setup by Mr.
President are being ignored. The Interim Administrator, Col. Dikio
Milland in collaboration with the Directors of Finance and Procurement
are currently processing payments of files and contractors that were not
cleared by the committee setup by Mr. President, Through the Office of
the National Security Adviser. Currently the Interim Administrator and
the Director of Finance have cronies who have been approaching
vulnerable contractors, collecting fees ranging from 10 to 20% of their
contract values, to be assured of payments. We have evidence of these
transactions and would release them if we are pushed to the wall.
“To give a hint on our facts, one Comrade Wilson Ikoli, who claims to be
the Chief of Staff to the IA and another Miss Ebiye, an aide to the
Director of Finance are the people both officials use to strike their
deals. This is not only illegal and unjust, but also wicked to the many
vendors who have executed their jobs either through loans or personal
funds. We call on the NSA to setup an independent body to carry out
these payments as the current process has been compromised and is
clouded with secrecy and fraud.
“The attached picture shows one of us who is currently having heart
failure due to piled up bank interests from loans he took to execute
Amnesty contracts. He has been owed since 2018. The bank interests have
exceeded his profit, and even after being paid from the Amnesty Office
he will still owe the bank. This is just one of the issues we are
facing.”