The new Coordinator, retired Brigadier General P.T. Boroh, will double as the Special Advisor on the Niger Delta. He enters the position after it lay vacant for some months.
The person to hold the position in the administration of Goodluck Jonathan, Kingsley Kuku, was summoned last week for questioning by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). An EFCC source told Premium Times that Mr. Kuku and two colleagues are suspected of embezzlement and diversion of public funds worth hundreds of millions of naira.
The appointment comes less than a week after President Buhari’s official visit to the US, where he made controversial comments about his intention to address issues, including the amnesty program, in the Niger Delta.
