Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Program, Brigadier General Paul Boroh(rtd) on Monday said contrary to claims that he engage in wasteful spending of the Amnesty funds by purchasing official vehicles for his office worth N157m among others, the funds are properly utilised.
Boroh in a statement said the Amnesty Office adhere strictly to globally accepted standards of transparency and openness in opening the details of its financial transactions.
He also denied reports in the public domain that a huge amount was spent on training ex-militants between November and December of 2015.
Boroh noted that the Amnesty Office followed due process in executing all its transactions in the 2015 budget allocation.
He said the office paid all accrued fees in training allowances owed since 2013-2015 and ensured that over N400m unspent funds was returned to the national treasury.
Boroh also maintained that under his administration the program achieved its mandate of helping in stabilizing the Niger Delta region.
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