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The office, while condemning what it described as blackmail and campaign of calumny against its administrator, Dr. Dennis Otuaro, by some misguided elements from the Niger Delta, said it would not succumb to blackmail and will not sideline the BVN policy designed to link all bank accounts belonging to individuals and eradicate corruption. By John Alechenu ABUJA—The Presidential Amnesty Programme, PAP, has said its insistence on the Federal Government’s Bank Verification Number, BVN, policy has exposed fake beneficiaries and fraudsters feeding off the programme.
Context & Background
✦“The PAP office cannot be the exception in the execution of the government’s policy on BVN designed to eradicate corruption in the society,” the Office said in a statement, yesterday, Mr. Igoniko Oduma, Special Assistant on Media to the Administrator, said.
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yesterday:“The PAP office cannot be the exception in the execution of the government’s policy on BVN designed to eradicate corruption in the society,” the Office said in a statement, yesterday, Mr. Igoniko Oduma, Special Assistant on Media to the Administrator, said.98 maritime:It listed other achievements as employment of four cadet pilots and 20 aviation trainees after training, on-the-job training for 40 cadets, professional certification for 98 maritime cadets, and training of over 360 stakeholders on alternative dispute resolution and mediation.
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✦The office, while condemning what it described as blackmail and campaign of calumny against its administrator, Dr. Dennis Otuaro, by some misguided elements from the Niger Delta, said it would not succumb to blackmail and will not sideline the BVN policy designed to link all bank accounts belonging to individuals and eradicate corruption.
✦By John Alechenu ABUJA—The Presidential Amnesty Programme, PAP, has said its insistence on the Federal Government’s Bank Verification Number, BVN, policy has exposed fake beneficiaries and fraudsters feeding off the programme.
✦“The PAP office cannot be the exception in the execution of the government’s policy on BVN designed to eradicate corruption in the society,” the Office said in a statement, yesterday, Mr. Igoniko Oduma, Special Assistant on Media to the Administrator, said.
Key Facts:yesterday: “The PAP office cannot be the exception in the execution of the government’s policy on BVN designed to eradicate corruption in the society,” the Office said in a statement, yesterday, Mr. Igoniko Oduma, Special Assistant on Media to the Administrator, said.98 maritime: It listed other achievements as employment of four cadet pilots and 20 aviation trainees after training, on-the-job training for 40 cadets, professional certification for 98 maritime cadets, and training of over 360 stakeholders on alternative dispute resolution and mediation.
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“Aanybody using the tool of blackmail to arm-twist the Amnesty office to sideline BVN is either a criminal or a fraudster, who should be under security watch"
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The office, while condemning what it described as blackmail and campaign of calumny against its administrator, Dr. Dennis Otuaro, by some misguided elements from the Niger Delta, said it would not succumb to blackmail and will not sideline the BVN policy designed to link all bank accounts belonging to individuals and eradicate corruption.
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The primary parties identified in this coverage include Federal Capital Territory, Delta State, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
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“The PAP office cannot be the exception in the execution of the government’s policy on BVN designed to eradicate corruption in the society,” the Office said in a statement, yesterday, Mr. Igoniko Oduma, Special Assistant on Media to the Administrator, said.
