The Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Dr Dennis Otuaro, has said the Federal Government’s efforts to bridge the human capital development gap in the Niger Delta are yielding results, with more than 9,000 youths benefiting from scholarship programmes.
Otuaro said the development was a reflection of President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to expanding educational opportunities for young people in the oil-rich region as part of efforts to promote sustainable peace, stability and development.
He stated this while addressing another batch of 35 Niger Delta postgraduate scholarship beneficiaries who departed Nigeria for universities in England and Scotland on Monday.
According to him, the scholars were expected to see their educational opportunities not only as personal investments but also as preparation to contribute to the development of the Niger Delta and Nigeria.
“The deliberate effort to reduce the human capital development gap in the Niger Delta is on course under President Bola
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