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Daily Independent (Lagos)Since President Yar'Adua vamoosed from Nigeria nearly three months ago, on medical trip to Saudi Arabia, without officially notifying the National Assembly, there has been palpable anger and frustration in the land.
Daily Champion (Lagos)Lagos - The post -amnesty programme of the federal government in the Niger Delta has failed to rehabilitate former militants in the area, Ijaw leader, Edwin Clark has said.
He also called on the ex- militants not to call off the cease-fire in the interest of the nation.
This Day (Lagos)Lagos - A rights group, Niger Delta Peace and Development Forum (NDPDF), has described the Federal Government as a failure in the way it handled the amnesty issue.
Its President, Mr. Glory Abrefera, said the group has always condemned the amnesty and believed that it was an effort in futility.
Vanguard (Lagos)Port Harcourt - President Umaru Yar'Adua was the pillar and architect of the amnesty programme. He is generally seen as the very first Nigerian leader to show genuine commitment to the cause of not just the Niger Delta region but that of the down trodden of the area.