The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) says a total of 450 ex-agitators have been deployed to facilities in the Niger Delta to learn skills in oil spill response, cleanup, and remediation.
The programme, which had deployed 400 ex-agitators to various farms in the region to learn agro-based skills, said the deployment was in line with the novel Train, Employ, and Mentor scheme introduced by its Interim Administrator, Col. Milland Dikio (retd).
Addressing the ex-agitators after the second batch of the Basic Orientation Course organised for the former agitators in Port Harcourt, Dikio said the skills were needed for wealth creation and employment generation in the region.
He said aside from the training on oil spill cleanup, other beneficiaries were sent to acquire skills in solar engineering, plumbing, electrical installations, marine, metal, and woodworks.
The PAP boss urged the beneficiaries to take their training seriously to enable them to become employable, establish their own companies that would help them cater to their families, and contribute to the economy of the Niger Delta region.
“You’re going to be deployed to learn and then add your own knowledge and skill to making the environment of the region better. We want to clean up our environment not only for ourselves but for our children and grandchildren.
“I want to urge you to take the training seriously. Anything you’re doing, do it well and you will see the result.
“What you will become tomorrow is what you decide today. You can learn from the experiences of all those who have made it today.
“This training facility where you are is owned by a young man. He didn’t achieve it in one day, it took him years but he was focused and determined to succeed,” Dikio advised.
Speaking at the event, ex-agitator, Pastor Nature Dumale Kieghe, shared his experience with the beneficiaries, highlighting his success story.
He encouraged the beneficiaries to key into the training in order to better their lives and the Niger Delta.
