My Sack Was Orchestrated By Corrupt Elements In Buhari’s Govt  – Boroh

Former Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Brig. Gen Paul Boroh, has alleged that his sack was influenced by some corrupt elements in the government of President Muhammadu Buhari.

Boroh, in an interview with journalists in Abuja on Sunday, said most of those corrupt elements had wanted him to share the spoils of office among them.

He however said he had no regret working under the Buhari administration as his impact in the Niger Delta has been felt and largely responsible for the relative peace currently being enjoyed in the region.

“When one is heading an intervention programme like the Presidential Amnesty Programme, you meet with the good, bad and ugly,” said Boroh.

He added, “Not everyone was happy about my modest achievements in office, a few days before I left office I was always re-echoing it that the Presidential Amnesty Programme was not a political programme where you share money to people, you know the President’s stance on corruption and this did not go down well with so many people who felt they were entitled to resources meant for the rehabilitation of ex agitators.

“So those protesters you saw were the brainchild of our detractors. I was appointed to deliver and that was what I did during my time as coordinator of PAP.”

President Buhari had on March 13 sacked Boroh and replaced him with Prof. Charles Quaker Dokubo, a seasoned researcher with the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA).