The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) has deployed four cadet pilot trainees for type-rating training at the SIM Aerotraining Ltd in Johannesburg, South Africa, under the implementation of the vocational objectives of the programme.
A statement by the special assistant on Media to the Administrator,
Presidential Amnesty Programme, Mr Igoniko Oduma, said it is in pursuit of the PAP objectives to ensure that delegates and beneficiaries acquire the requisite skills for gainful employment in the aviation sector.
Speaking at the pre-departure briefing in Lagos for the four cadet pilot trainees, the PAP administrator, Dr Dennis Otuaro, noted that vocational training was a key component of the programme in the planned development of the Niger Delta manpower base.
Otuaro noted that the deployment was in continuation of the significant feat achieved by the Presidential Amnesty Office in the aviation training of its delegates and beneficiaries.
Represented by Lambert Daunemighan, PAP’s Head of Vocational Training Unit, Otuaro thanked President Bola Tinubu for his strong support to the programme to achieve human capital development, peace and security in the region.
He said, “The enlisting of these four cadet pilots for training, also highlights our passion and commitment to the implementation of the mandate of the PAP in the area of human capital development for our teeming youths in the Niger Delta.
“The office has received the unwavering support of President Bola Tinubu, who has demonstrated the desire to ensure the peace, security and development of the Niger Delta. This event is a product of Mr President’s commitment to peace and development in the Niger Delta.
“We will continue to thank Mr President for his favourable disposition towards achieving the noble objectives for the establishment of the Programme.”
