Gen. Ndiomu is replacing Colonel Milland Dixon Dikio as the PAP Boss.
By Emma Ogbuehi
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday approved the appointment of Major General Barry Tariye Ndiomu (retd) as Interim Administrator of the presidential Amnesty Program (PAP).
Gen. Ndiomu is replacing Colonel Milland Dixon Dikio as the PAP Boss.
A statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, which was made available to TheNiche, said the new appointee “hails from Odoni in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, and was admitted to the Nigerian Defence Academy as part of 29th Regular Combatant Course. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant in 1983. He held several command and staff appointments in the course of his successful military career. He retired in December 2017.”
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The statement further said that, “Gen Ndiomu also trained as a lawyer, and is alumnus of National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Administrative Staff College of Nigeria, Badagry, Harvard Kennedy School, and George C Marshall Centre for European Security Studies, among others.”
Ndiomu’s predecessor, Colonel Milland Dixon Dikio (rtd) is from Mbiama in Ahoada West Local Government Area of Rivers State. He attended Baptist High School, Port Harcourt (1971-1975). He was admitted into Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) 21st Regular Combatant Course and was appointed the Academy Cadets Adjutant in recognition of his leadership qualities.