The Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, PAP, High Chief Dr. Dennis Otuaro, has hailed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for firmly backing the programme’s peacebuilding initiative, as demonstrated in the president’s strong desire for sustainable peace, stability and development in the Niger Delta region and Nigeria at large.

Otuaro made this known in his opening remarks as contained in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media, Igoniko Oduma, at the opening ceremony for the second batch of the PAP's Leadership, Alternative Dispute Resolution and Media Training for stakeholders in collaboration with the Nigerian Army Resource Centre in Abuja, on Wednesday, July 30, 2025.

According to Otuaro, President Tinubu has displayed through his massive support that his desire is for a better and assured future for the people of the region, especially in deepening security, stressing that “a better tomorrow for our region must be secured today through a deliberate peace process..."

He reminded participants that they were critical partners for peace and stability in the region and that the workshop was aimed at improving their leadership and mediation capacity as peace ambassadors of the programme.

He said, “I am very grateful to His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, for believing in the peacebuilding initiative undertaken by the PAP in our villages and communities in the Niger Delta.

“Mr President’s support has been tremendous, and it shows his profound commitment and dedication to peace, stability and security for the accelerated development and socio-economic advancement in our region.

“So, I want Niger Delta people and all stakeholders to thank Mr President for his remarkable support for the Presidential Amnesty Programme and the peace process that my leadership has embarked upon in our region.

“As stakeholders of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, you (the participants) are worthy ambassadors in the peacebuilding project in our region, and I want you to know that we all have a responsibility to also support Mr President by working assiduously for sustainable peace in and around our communities,” Otuaro added while declaring the workshop open.

He also extended profound gratitude to the Office of the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, for his “tireless efforts at providing valuable inputs and interventions in the implementation of the programme’s objectives.”

The PAP helmsman assured the participants and other stakeholders of his commitment to his policy of inclusivity, adding that plans were ongoing to empower the region’s women “because they were also casualties in the struggle.”

The PAP helmsman, therefore, urged the participants to shun all forms of distractions and take active part in the training so they could gain vital lessons that would be useful to them in their roles as peace ambassadors.

It would be recalled that the first batch of the three-day workshop took place from July 16 to July 18, 2025, at the same venue.

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