Buhari Sacks Charles Dokubo, Appoints Dikio As Amnesty Coordinator

Buhari Sacks Charles Dokubo, Appoints Dikio As Amnesty Coordinator

buhari has sacked Prof. Charles Dokubo, the Coordinator, Amnesty Programme on Thursday, August 28.

He has also approved the appointment of Col. Milland Dixion Dikio (retd.) as the interim administrator of the programme.

The appointment took effect from August 21 and comes six months after Dokubo was suspended over corruption allegations.

His suspension then was based on a recommendation of a panel chaired by the National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Monguno (retd.).

Garba Shehu, President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, announced this in a statement made available to journalists on Thursday,

The statement was titled, ‘President Buhari appoints Col. Dikio (retd.) Interim Amnesty Programme administrator, disengages Prof. Dokubo as coordinator.’

In announcing his sack, Shehu said Dokubo has been directed to hand over all official matters to the most senior officer of the Programme.

The statement reads;

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Col. Milland Dikio (retd.) as Interim Administrator (Amnesty Programme) with effect from August 21, 2020. This followed the President’s approval of the disengagement of Prof. Charles Dokubo from office as the Coordinator, Amnesty Programme, with immediate effect.

Prof. Dokubo has been directed to hand over all official matters to the most senior officer of the Programme. President Buhari appreciated the services of Prof. Dokubo to the Federal Republic of Nigeria and wished him the best in his future endeavours.

When his suspension was announced in February by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, he stated that the Monguno panel had looked into “numerous allegations and petitions surrounding the Presidential Amnesty Programme” and came to the conclusion that Dokubo should be suspended.

Folllwing his suspension, a caretaker committee was appointed by Buhari to review the programme by bringing its operations in line with the objective of the scheme.