Bank glitch responsible for delayed stipends for PAP beneficiaries – Official

Nathan Tamarapreye, Yenagoa

The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) on Thursday traced delays experienced by some beneficiaries in receiving their stipends for March to glitch from a commercial bank.

This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Igoniko Oduma, Special Assistant, Media, to the Administrator, Presidential Amnesty Programme.

“Following repeated complaints from beneficiaries of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) that they had not received their stipends for the month of March, one of our banks has explained the reason for the abnormal delay.

“In a letter to the Programme Administrator, Dennis Otuaro, PhD, the United Bank for Africa (UBA) explained that some delegates banking with it had not been paid due to glitches in the bank’s processing system.

“The bank, however, explained that it has processed the refund for the failed transactions into the beneficiaries’ accounts,” PAP stated.

The PAP statement explained that due to complaints from some beneficiaries, the Amnesty Office had written to the bank seeking an explanation for the delay.

The Amnesty Office noted that it had disbursed March stipends to all beneficiaries’ accounts and the funds had already left its accounts.

The statement assured that the Amnesty Office will collaborate with UBA to ensure that all outstanding payment issues are resolved.

“The Office thanks all beneficiaries for their patience and display of patriotism in reacting to this unexpected development,” PAP stated.