The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) Office said it would collaborate with the American-West African Agro (AWAA) to train 500 ex-agitators from the Niger Delta in agriculture development.
The Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Brig.-Gen. Paul Boroh (Rtd), made this known on Monday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja.
Boroh said this was in line with the Federal Government’s commitment to diversify the economy and empower people from the region.
He added that the project would revamp the economy, create massive jobs and food sufficiency in the Niger Delta region and country at large.
“I would ensure that the partnership with AWAA takes into account knowledge-sharing and expertise in the field of agriculture, including the entrepreneurial interest of the beneficiaries,’’ he said.
Boroh said PAP would continue to collaborate with different stakeholders in the agriculture sector towards training and retraining of Niger Delta people to ensure jobs, food security and wealth creation.
“The Amnesty office is still working in line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive that Nigerians should shift attention from oil to non-oil income, especially agriculture, to revamp the country’s economy.
“I want to acknowledge AWAA agricultural exploits, and collaborating with them will add value to the Amnesty Programme and will be of immense benefit to its beneficiaries,’’ he said. (NAN)
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