Amnesty Office sends cadets for training in South Africa

The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) has deployed four cadet pilot trainees for type-rating training at the SIM Aerotraining Ltd in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Speaking at the pre-departure briefing in Lagos, the PAP administrator, Dr Dennis Otuaro, noted that vocational training was a key component of the programme in the planned development of the Niger Delta manpower base.

A statement issued yesterday by the special assistant on media to the PAP administrator, Mr Igoniko Oduma, quoted Otuaro to have noted that the deployment was in continuation of the significant feat achieved by the Presidential Amnesty Office in the aviation training of its delegates and beneficiaries.

Represented by Lambert Daunemighan, PAP’s Head of Vocational Training Unit, Otuaro thanked President Bola Tinubu for his strong support to the programme to achieve human capital development, peace and security in the region.

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He said, “The enlisting of these four cadet pilots for training also highlights our passion and commitment to the implementation of the mandate of the PAP in the area of human capital development for our teeming youths in the Niger Delta.

“The office has received the unwavering support of President Bola Tinubu, who has demonstrated the desire to ensure the peace, security and development of the Niger Delta. This event is a product of Mr President’s commitment to peace and development in the Niger Delta.

“We will continue to thank Mr President for his favourable disposition towards achieving the noble objectives for the establishment of the programme.”

Congratulating the trainees on their deployment, the PAP boss urged them to take their training seriously, shun all forms of distractions and social vices and “be good ambassadors of Nigeria, the Presidential Amnesty Programme and the Niger Delta, as well as your communities while in South Africa.”

He further said, “The aviation sector is a huge industry. You now have the rare opportunity to acquire the relevant skills and knowledge that will prepare you to begin a career in the aviation industry. Please grab it with both hands and make yourself worthy ambassadors of this programme.”

The trainees expressed gratitude to the administrator and the federal government for the opportunity, saying they would take their training seriously and be of good conduct.