FG Begins Agric Training For Ex-Militants, Soon

The Federal Govern
ment through the Amnesty Office will commence training of ex-militants in the Niger Delta on intensive agricultural programme in Edo State.
Coordinator of Amnesty Programme, Brigadier-General Paul Boroh (rtd.), who disclosed this in a chat with newsmen on his arrival from Abuja, at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, said that everybody, particularly those who had not benefitted from the amnesty programme will be carried along in this agricultural programme.
He said the programme, which will take-off first week in October will be done in batches, with 500 persons to start in the first batch, and thereafter 1,000 persons will be taken in later batches.
Boroh explained that the agricultural empowerment programme is going to be a one-month intensive theoritical programme which will empower the trainees to go into real practical agriculture at the end.
“Everybody will benefit from the Amnesty programme, and that is why I want to pack everybody to agriculture. I will be there with them. They will attend scientific research agricultural institute in Edo State.
“Thereafter, they will be empowered to be on their own. Agriculture is practical, agriculture is theory. Agric is good, it is the next alterative, and I want everybody to key into agriculture, irrespective of your profession, have your own farm”, he stated.
The amnesty Cordinator, however, pointed out that the funds to empower the beneficiaries will be sourced from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) through the investment fund, as he is already discussing seriously with the apex bank.

Corlins Walter