In July 2016, he commented to "The New York Times" saying that the Nigerian federal government "reined it (Conflict in the Niger Delta) in by setting up an amnesty program that offers cash and job training, some of it overseas, for more than 30,000 militants and residents". Boroh said he had lobbied the Nigerian president to keep the plan for now, but to phase it out over the next two years, after the President considered ending the amnesty program at the end of last year due to funding issues caused by low oil prices.