- The administrator made the call at a stakeholders’ meeting with former agitators in Warri
Dennis Otuaro, the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, has urged ex-agitators enrolled in the programme to promote peace and security in the Niger Delta.
He emphasized the importance of avoiding actions that could jeopardize the peace and security of the oil-rich region and undermine the objectives of the PAP.
The administrator made the call at a stakeholders’ meeting with former agitators in Warri, Delta State, on Saturday with the theme: “Fostering, Consolidating, and Collaborating for the Peace, Security, Stability, and Development of the Niger Delta.”
His Special Assistant on Media, Igoniko Oduma said in a statement on Sunday that participants at the meeting included leaders from all phases of the Presidential Amnesty Programme.
Otuaro stressed that all stakeholders in the region must work towards this goal and consolidate the success of the Amnesty Programme to prevent the Niger Delta from relapsing into the pre-amnesty years of serious conflicts and violence, which negatively impacted the region and the country.
“Sustaining the peace and security of the Niger Delta is the mandate of the Amnesty Programme, and we must do this for our communities, our children, and their children,” Otuaro said.
He stated that the PAP was an opportunity for the people of the region which, if well leveraged, could help to resolve some of the challenges of the Niger Delta, especially human capital development.