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Forty-five repentant militants trained in Disaster Management
and Industrial Safety through the Amnesty Office have graduated from the
Maritime Academy of Nigeria (MAN) in Oron, Akwa Ibom State.
Addressing the graduating students, the Rector of the Academy, Joshua Okpo, urged the ex-militants to be good ambassador of the Academy.
Okpo also warned the former warlords to desist from any act that could jeopardise the stability of the country.
He said, “Those of you here today are extremely lucky and I think you are aware that out there, there are so many of your colleagues still waiting for this kind of opportunity.
“So, as you are going into the world, you should shun any act of criminality, such as bunkering, kidnapping and restiveness and be useful to yourself, the community and the country at large.
“A school like Maritime Academy is intended to mould your character. The training you have acquired should portray you as civilised citizens so that you can earn a decent living.”
Okpo assured the amnesty office of the academy’s preparedness to continue to support the Federal Government in the training of the ex-militants, and called for more support, especially in the area of student accommodation.
He thanked President Goodluck Jonathan for his magnanimity and the coordinator of the programme for the opportunity given the ex-militants who, he noted, were well behaved throughout the duration of the training.
In his goodwill message, the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta, Kingsley Kuku, who was represented by Tawari Kester, said the Federal Government has so far trained over 10,000 ex-militants to ensure that life returned to the Niger Delta.
He said the Transformation Agenda of President Goodluck Jonathan focuses on the holistic empowerment of youths to make them self reliant and contribute their quota to the progress of the country.
Kuku, who praised the rector for advancing the progress of the ex-militants through the training, warned the youth to stop restiveness in the region and channel their energy on things that will benefit them, the nation and their families.
Source: The Nation
Addressing the graduating students, the Rector of the Academy, Joshua Okpo, urged the ex-militants to be good ambassador of the Academy.
Okpo also warned the former warlords to desist from any act that could jeopardise the stability of the country.
He said, “Those of you here today are extremely lucky and I think you are aware that out there, there are so many of your colleagues still waiting for this kind of opportunity.
“So, as you are going into the world, you should shun any act of criminality, such as bunkering, kidnapping and restiveness and be useful to yourself, the community and the country at large.
“A school like Maritime Academy is intended to mould your character. The training you have acquired should portray you as civilised citizens so that you can earn a decent living.”
Okpo assured the amnesty office of the academy’s preparedness to continue to support the Federal Government in the training of the ex-militants, and called for more support, especially in the area of student accommodation.
He thanked President Goodluck Jonathan for his magnanimity and the coordinator of the programme for the opportunity given the ex-militants who, he noted, were well behaved throughout the duration of the training.
In his goodwill message, the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta, Kingsley Kuku, who was represented by Tawari Kester, said the Federal Government has so far trained over 10,000 ex-militants to ensure that life returned to the Niger Delta.
He said the Transformation Agenda of President Goodluck Jonathan focuses on the holistic empowerment of youths to make them self reliant and contribute their quota to the progress of the country.
Kuku, who praised the rector for advancing the progress of the ex-militants through the training, warned the youth to stop restiveness in the region and channel their energy on things that will benefit them, the nation and their families.
Source: The Nation
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