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From Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa
The Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Dr Dennis Otuaro, has said that President Bola Tinubu is very strategic in his approach to addressing the issues of development, economic growth, and sustainable peace in the Niger Delta.
Otuaro spoke over the weekend at a town hall meeting with PAP stakeholders and Niger Deltans residing in Lagos, hosted by prominent Niger Delta activist and founder/president of the Ijaw Monitoring Group, Chief Joseph Eva.
Among other notable stakeholders in attendance were the Chairman of Ijaw National Congress, Lagos chapter, Prince Tonye Harry; Prof. Dighitoghi D. Moro, Engr. Titus Posibi, Chief (Mrs) Amarian Benedicta, Chief (Mrs) Ogbogbo, Evangelist Agboro, Chief Emmanuel Fiawe, Robert Fiawe, Elder Regent Youmor, Mrs Rosemary Aluko, and the Chairman of IYC, Lagos chapter, Comrade Owen Naphatin.
According to him, Tinubu’s strategy as captured in his Renewed Hope Agenda is working for Niger Delta, and could be seen in his deliberate effort at tackling the challenges of development, security and sustainable peace in the region.
Otuaro noted that the Tinubu administration has not only restored peace in the area, but also delivering on his campaign promises around human capacity and infrastructure development for the area.
He explained that the solid support of the President, and the National Security Adviser for the PAP, is responsible for the expansion of the scholarship scheme and other milestone achievements the programme has recorded in vocational training, peacebuilding and stakeholder engagement.
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Otuaro told the stakeholders that while in-country scholarship deployment was 3800 in the 2024/2025 academic year, the figure increased to 3900 in 2025/2026, and foreign scholarships were about 200.
“One of the things you must know about His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,u is that he is very strategic and systematic in his approach to resolving issues of development, socio-economic growth, security, and sustainable peace in our region—the Niger Delta.
“You all can see how Mr President’s deliberate approach is producing positive results in our region. There is no doubt that Mr President’s strategy is working for the Niger Delta.
“This applies to the huge support that he has been giving to the Presidential Amnesty Programme under my leadership, for which we are very grateful.
“I urge you and all the people of the Niger Delta to continue to support the administration of Mr President because we are confident that, judging from the many good things he is doing in our region, he will do even much more for us after his re-election in 2027.”
In his remarks, the host, Chief Joseph Eva expressed confidence in the PAP Administrator’s leadership ability, and commended him for the remarkable achievements the agency has recorded under him.
