About four hundred and fifty-eight beneficiaries of the Presidential Amnesty Programme are currently undergoing vocational training in various vocational skills.
The training conducted by specialized partners in Lagos, Bayelsa, Delta, Ondo, Imo & Rivers states, will last between six to nine months, the PAP office stated on Wednesday.
PAP office said the beneficiaries are being trained in tailoring & fashion design; installation & maintenance of tricycles, transformer repairs & maintenance, shoemaking, as well as fish farming.
Among them are 200 beneficiaries who commenced nine-month training in transformer repairs & maintenance on July 3, 2019, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, and are expected to graduate in April 2019.
A breakdown of the trade areas of the 458 beneficiaries showed that 44 are training in installation & maintenance of tricycles; 62 in tailoring & fashion design, 90 in fish farming & 18 in shoe-making.
According to the amnesty office, 51 beneficiaries of the Programme are awaiting deployment in Rivers & Delta states for training in argon welding/fabrication & fish.
Meanwhile, 32 beneficiaries trained in tailoring & fashion design at the Balamere Fashion House in Epe, Lagos State, graduated on Wednesday, July 24. Some other beneficiaries currently in training are expected to graduate soon.
