The Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Dennis Otuaro, has urged ex-agitators enrolled in the programme to avoid anything inimical to peace and security in the Niger Delta. Otuaro urged them to promote peace and security in the oil-rich region, emphasizing the importance of avoiding actions that could undermine the objectives of the PAP The Administrator made this charge 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.” The 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. The Presidential Amnesty Programme was established in 2009 to disarm, demobilize, and reintegrate former Niger Delta agitators.
The first two phases of the programme have been completed, with the Amnesty Office now task.
