Amnesty Office, NAPTIN To Train Ex-agitators In Power Sector

• The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) office and the National Power Training Institute of Nigeria (NAPTIN) have reaffirmed their commitment to training ex-agitators in the power sector
• The planned collaboration will see NAPTIN train ex-agitators as part of the Presidential Amnesty Programme’s non-formal education vocational training scheme
• The PAP interim administrator, Major-Gen Barry Ndiomu (rtd), has expressed gratitude to the NAPTIN team for taking the earlier request for collaboration seriously

The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) office and the National Power Training Institute of Nigeria (NAPTIN) have reaffirmed their commitment to training ex-agitators in the power sector.

According to a statement signed by Freston Akpor, SA Media to the PAP interim administrator, the planned collaboration will see NAPTIN train ex-agitators as part of the Presidential Amnesty Programme’s non-formal education vocational training scheme.

The latest collaboration was discussed when the NAPTIN director-general, Mr Ahmed Bolaji Nagode, and his management team paid a courtesy call to the PAP interim administrator, Major-Gen Barry Ndiomu (rtd), according to the statement.

In his remarks, Nagode expressed the institute’s willingness to collaborate with the PAP on a broader scale to train ex-agitators and youths in the Niger Delta to play critical roles in the power and related sectors.

Youths from the Niger Delta who undergo the training scheme would not only become self-reliant but also job creators and employers of labour who would grow the nation, improve human capital and make Nigeria better economically, he said.

The director-general highlighted three key areas for skill acquisition and development in the power sector, namely: Solar PV Installation, Mini Grid and Metering, which according to him, will enhance job creation and help ex-agitators to become independent.

He said;

As an institute, NAPTIN is at the fore to develop those trade skills for the power sector which is also in line with the policy direction of the PAP Interim Administrator’s desire to see youths from the Niger Delta drive the economic growth of the region.

In addition, the PAP interim administrator expressed gratitude to the NAPTIN team for taking the earlier request for collaboration seriously and assured that efforts are underway to design a workable plan to get the project up and running.

He stated that under his leadership, the PAP is eager to see that registered ex-agitators from the region are equipped with the necessary skills to enable them to become self-sufficient.

The interim administrator had previously visited NAPTIN to facilitate collaboration between the PAP and the institute to train and develop the capacity of ex-agitators from the Niger Delta in power-related fields.