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From Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa
The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), has sent 142 qualified beneficiaries for foreign educational scholarships carefully designed to deepen, enhance, and broaden the human capacity needs of the Niger Delta Region in furtherance of the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration.
The PAP Administrator, Chief Dennis Brutu Otuaro, disclosed that beneficiaries of the all-expenses-paid scholarship programme in the United Kingdom were not only qualified but also carefully selected from a rigorous process for quality contributions to industry demands relevant to the accelerated development of the region and country.
Otuaro, who spoke at the orientation ceremony held for the departing beneficiaries, stated that they would add value to the country when they return.
“What we are doing today is a deliberate effort to take Mr. President’s Renewed Hope Agenda to our people. Last year, when we came on board, the mandate was to take this programme to the people at the grassroots and to the people in the communities.
“We also have other aspects of the programme. But this educational aspect is in professional courses. It is not an all-comers’ affair. In the areas where we know we can do postgraduate programmes in Nigeria, we are doing them within our country. In terms of the selection process, it is based on qualification and industry demand for the development of the Niger Delta and Nigeria,” he said.
