By: Divine Perezide
Abuja – The Otuaro-led Presidential Amnesty Office, popularly known as PAP, has commenced the second phase of laptop distribution to its scholarship beneficiaries across Nigerian Universities for the 2024/2025 academic year.

According to a statement signed by Mr. Igoniko Oduma, Special Assistant on Media to the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, the initiative is part of efforts to enhance learning and research amongst students under the programme.

The exercise, which began following the directive of the Administrator, Chief (Dr.) Dennis Otuaro, makes a continuation of the first phase carried out between April and May 2025, during which over 663 final-year scholarship beneficiaries received laptops.

Dr Otuaro explained that the decision to promoting academic excellence and research productivity. He noted that the gesture also fulfills a promise he made to students during his tour of partner Universities in 2024.

“The laptops are intended to aid the beneficiaries in their studies and research activities” Otuaro state, urging the students to use the devices responsibility and to justify the Federal Governmtent’s modest investment in their education.

He also advised the beneficiaries to remain focus on their academic pursuit and avoid behaviours that could undermine their future prospects.

Reaffirming his administration’s objectives, Dr. Otuaro said the PAP will continue to achieve academic succes, contributing to the socio-economic advancement of the Niger Delta region.

He expressed appreciation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his consistent support for the programme, describing it as a demonstration of commitment to bridging the human capital development gaping the region.

Dr. Otuaro further urged the youths and people of the region to reciprocate the President’s gesture by supporting his administration’s policies and programmes.

He reaffirmed the PAP’s dedication to consolidating on its achievements in alignment with the Renewed Hope Agenda of the Tinubu administration.

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By: Derick Peretengboro

Warri, Delta State – The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), Western Zone, has officially declared its full support for the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Chief (Dr.) Dennis Burutu Otuaro, following what the body described as his outstanding leadership and far-reaching reforms within the programme.

In a statement jointly signed by Comrade Nicholas Igarama (Chairman), Ebi Joshua Olowolayemo, Esq. (Secretary), and Comrade Tare Magbei (Information Officer), Council expressed strong confidence in Otuaro’s administration, commending his “steadfast leadership, professionalism, and commitment to the advancement of Ijaw nation and the wider Niger Delta region.

Since taking the reins of the Presidential Amnesty Programme in March 2024, Dr. Otuaro has reportedly brought renewed efficiency and transparency to the initiative. The IYC highlighted several key achievements under his tenure, including institutional reforms, expanded scholarship opportunities, and enhanced vocational empowerment for ex-agitators and youths across the region.

According to the statement, Otuaro’s administration has implemented comprehensive data verification and system upgrades to curb duplication and strengthen accountability within the Programme. His focus on education has also seen a broader inclusion of beneficiaries in both onshore and offshore scholarship schemes, raising academic and professional standards.

Council further praised his introduction of advanced technical and vocational training programmes in sectors such as maritime, aviation, and entrepreneurship – initiatives they believe will foster a more skilled and employable Niger Delta workforce.

On stakeholders relations, the IYC noted Dr. Otuaro’s “consistent engagement with traditional rulers, ex-agitators, youth and women leaders, and community representatives,” which has helped sustain the peace, stability, and unity in the region.

Reacting to recent media criticism and sponsored publications targeting the PAP Administrator, the IYC dismissed such attacks as “baseless, envious, and aimed at resisting credible reforms.” The group maintained that Dr. Otuaro’s integrity and transparency have strengthened public trust in the programme.

“We commend Otuaro for his calm leadership style, his dedication to the collective aspirations of the Ijaw people, and his relentless pursuit of peace and development in the Niger Delta,” the statement added.

Reaffirming its unflinching loyalty, the Ijaw Youth Council urged the PAP Administrator to remain focused on his transformative agenda.

“Keep working. Keep building. Keep leading,” the statement concluded. “The Ijaw Nation stands solidly behind you.”

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In a rather fiery statement, Nigerian Good Governance Advocate, Prince Dr. Peretengboro Klintin Bibaikefie has condemned what he described as a “loud outcry” from Nigerian Elites in reaction to the U.S President, Donald Trump’s ultimatum following whose expiration he will order a flushing out of vicious terrorists in Nigeria, by the U.S military forces.

Prince Bibaikefie, in a strong worded remark, pointed possible complicity on the part of the government and Elites from all sections given their outcry in rejecting Trump’s declaration to end the prolonged and spreading insecurity, suggesting that their opposition to external interference exposes the likelihood of vested interests in the persistence of Terrorism in Nigeria.

According to him, “Normally, one expected all Nigerians to seek help in flushing out these bloodsucking monsters killing Christians, Muslims, and even Non-believers, but no, we must misrepresent the very clear statement of ‘the U.S military coming to flush out terrorists that the Nigerian Armed Forces have been clearly overwhelmed with to mean ‘the U.S invading Nigeria or fighting against the Nigerian state. In any case, didn’t we see the global pattern of strong countries riding on the slightest excuses to occupy and exploit weaker ones before romancing and patronising terrorism in our country?”

He described these reactions as evidence that “the Elites and indeed the government of Nigeria do not care about the death of Nigerians, may know how all the killings benefits them, and what benefits they’ll lose should terrorism come under serious pressure to vacate Nigeria.

More than that, Bibaikefie did not mince words in his criticism of those he labelled as “tribal, religious, and political bigots” who had kept quiet and in most cases simply wave the killings as mere communal clash over the years but have now suddenly found their voices because they fear that their tribesmen or party will lose power, if the intervention happens.

“For those tribal, religious, and political bigots who will see nothing wrong or say nothing in the face of colossal annihilation for years but have suddenly found their voices, where were your voices, pens, and gods when people’s families were being wiped out. Some of you wrote episodes, led protests, and even wrote the United Nations over insecurity during Jonathan and Buhari’s tenure, what have you said in the past two years? You have no God to fight for your stomach, please.”

“Some religious and traditional rulers have now regained their voices too, as this, they fear will take power away from their kin. Nobody is coming to take power from your brother. The battle line is not drawn against Nigeria or your president, but against terrorists. If we feared such occupation by powerful nations, we would have ended terrorism by ourselves instead of creating a thriving industry out of the blood of Nigerians, but no – some even paid them. Some are currently sustaining that legacy and watching Nigerians die daily. Now that the chips are down, we’ll all bear the consequences.”