The Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Chief Dennis Otuaro, Thursday expressed commitment to sustaining the peace, security and development in the Niger Delta through the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) in line with the vision of President Bola Tinubu.
This was just as the vice chancellor of Igbinedion University, Professor Lawrence Ezemonye, said 26 PAP scholarship students in the institution had made first class.
Otuaro spoke when he visited the Igbinedion University, Okada and Benson Idahosa University, Benin, in Edo state to interact with the universities’ management and students on the scholarship of the PAP in the two institutions.
A statement issued by the special assistant on Media to the PAP administrator, Mr Igoniko Oduma, quoted Otuaro as saying that he would implement the programme effectively to build confidence in the region and garner support for the federal government.
“The Presidential Amnesty Programme is crucial for fostering enduring peace in the Niger Delta. By implementing it efficiently and effectively, we can garner greater support for the federal government’s efforts to promote security and development in the Niger Delta.
“That is the vision of President Bola Tinubu which I seek to execute. He believes in sustaining the peace of the Niger Delta. With the president’s belief in the Presidential Amnesty Programme, we need to work harder to ensure that the confidence reposed in us is strengthened,” he said.
Otuaro acknowledged that Igbinedion University was the first tertiary educational institution to accept PAP scholarship students, saying their graduates were part of the success story of the amnesty programme.
The PAP boss said the amnesty programme office would deepen collaboration with its partners to expand the scope of operations.
He applauded the founder of Igbinedion University, Chief Gabriel Gbinedion, and the university’s management on their 25th-anniversary celebration.
Interacting with the PAP scholarship students of both universities, who highlighted some of the challenges they were facing, Otuaro assured them that the amnesty programme office would address the problems. accordingly.
