By Abiola Olawale
The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) on Monday, revealed the discovery of massive fraud and illegal acts allegedly committed by its contractors who were recently awarded contracts.
The Interim Administrator, PAP, Col. Milland Dixon Dikio, disclosed this in a statement he released on Monday.
Dikio who confirmed the payment of accumulated debts owed 104 verified contractors engaged by the scheme, also said the office had launched investigations into fraudulent activities of some contractors and vendors engaged by the scheme to train and empower ex-agitators.
He vowed his office will make sure everyone involved is prosecuted once investigations on the alleged fraud are concluded.
In the statement, Dikio said the PAP is committed to uncovering the crimes of the alleged contractors.
In his words, “While this investigation is ongoing, it will not stop the payment of those whose contracts and documents have been verified and reconciled as soon as the expected funds are released. It will be recalled that before the close of the year 2020, the Presidential Amnesty Programme had sequentially paid a minimum of 104 contractors that had hitherto been owed. This process will continue until everyone is paid what they are owed, subject to the availability of funds.
“It must be noted that while the continuing process is evidence of the PAP’s commitment to its mandate which covers the delegates, the investigations will continue to ascertain the issues that gave rise to this allegation.
“Meanwhile vendors/contractors whose contracts have not been revalidated, have not received an approval to self-fund or been mobilized for their respective contracts are advised to suspend and maintain the status quo,” Dikio said.
