{"id":15657,"date":"2017-08-28T20:38:09","date_gmt":"2017-08-28T20:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=15657"},"modified":"2017-08-28T20:38:09","modified_gmt":"2017-08-28T20:38:09","slug":"amnesty-programme-has-trained-14366-ex-agitators-boroh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=15657","title":{"rendered":"AMNESTY PROGRAMME HAS TRAINED 14,366 EX-AGITATORS \u2013 BOROH"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">Coordinator, Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Brigadier General Paul Boroh, has said about 14,366 former agitators have been trained.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Boroh spoke at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja, yesterday.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He explained that their capacities had also been developed in the areas of agriculture, automobile engineering, aviation sector while we are also looking at the sports sector.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cAs we speak, we have trained well over 5,000 persons in the area of education capacity development and we have trained well over 22,000 others in the area of skills acquisitions and entrepreneurship development.\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He added that since the inception of the programme, it had granted amnesty to 30,000 former agitators of the Niger Delta as well as pronouncement of their engagement to capacity development.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<p><code><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/code><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">General Boroh said between now and\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1847847510\"><span class=\"aQJ\">December 17<\/span><\/span>, its organisation would continue to graduate more former agitators, who have benefitted from the scheme.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">According to the coordinator, the amnesty education programme was winding down and there was need to graduate more of the beneficiaries.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He said the role of education in a national development cannot be over emphasised and added that education was a pivotal investment for human and economic development, influenced by the environment within which it existed.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Boroh said the President Muhammadu Buhari\u2019s administration was aware of the need for youths to have a specific set of skills to survive in the competitive world to progress.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The presidential aide said the beneficiaries, who were now graduates, were aware of the socio-economic scenario of the nation and could help in moving the region and the nation forward.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">According to him, the beneficiaries could now contribute towards nation-building which required a democratic society that allowed the contribution of all, rich or poor.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=14212&amp;ad_type=59&amp;rl=180\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cFrom now till\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1847847511\"><span class=\"aQJ\">December 17<\/span><\/span>, you will be hearing of graduations because we are winding down and positively for that matter as well as empowerment.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cWe are using government institutions, we think the resources we spent in this programme will be better utilised within the country.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cThat is why we are using government-owned institutions instead of institutions abroad, this is our focus.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cRight now, we have trained about 14,366 former agitators in the programme and their capacities have also been developed in the areas of agriculture, automobile engineering, aviation sector and then we are also looking at the sports sector,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He said other areas included skill acquisitions, entrepreneurship and educational development. Boroh stressed the need to sustain the peace in the Niger Delta toward ensuring infrastructure development.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He said the existence of peace was not negotiable as it would only bring development in infrastructure projects among others in the region. The presidential aide praised the current administration for bringing infrastructure development as well as peace to the people of the region.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He said the economic impact that infrastructure improvement had on nation building could not be over-emphasised.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">According to the coordinator, the growth of any country\u2019s economy hugely depended on the status of its infrastructure.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The presidential aide added that the dearth of needed infrastructure in a given society placed serious limitation on human capital development, while the PAP had been able to ensure stability and development of the people.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Militants.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-15602\" src=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Militants-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Militants-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Militants.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cThe programme is one of the pivotal institutions in country responsible for ensuring peace, stability and development of the Niger Delta.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cWe thank Mr. President for ensuring that his commitment which he said during his campaign has come to bear.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cHe ensured that the Niger Delta region is of concern to him and that he would do all he can with support also from other people to make sure the region is peaceful, is stable and then there will be development.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cPeace is expensive to achieve and then to attain, it is difficult to calculate one plus one mathematically to get an exact figure that has been spent in this amnesty programme.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cBut importantly, there is peace in the region now, people go about their business, they are happy,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Boroh, however, reiterated the commitment of the government in ensuring lasting peace in the area.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coordinator, Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Brigadier General Paul Boroh, has said about 14,366 former agitators have been trained. 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