Boroh Assures Ex-Agitators Of Empowerment

The Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta/Coordinator of Presidential Amnesty Programme, Brig-Gen Paul Boroh (rtd) has again assured delegates undergoing training at the various centres across the country of their empowerment packages at the end the programmes.
Boroh reiterated that President Muhammadu Buhari was determined to ensure stability in the region through his socio-economic development agenda.
The amnesty boss, who was represented by the Head, Monitoring and Evaluation Unit, Mr. Bestman Probel at Songhai, Amukpe, Delta State, where 100 amnesty delegates are undergoing empowerment training in fishery and poultry, said agriculture will guarantee food security in the country.
Speaking through the Centre Director, Chief T. J. Okpidi, the Deputy General Manager of Songhai Delta, Mr. Ifowodo Rasmus, who also doubles as training manager, while commending the amnesty coordinator for his foresight in focusing attention on agriculture as a means of empowering the beneficiaries in the programme, described the current batch of 100 delegates at the farm as the best set so far in terms of conduct and attention to their studies.
“The trainees have been so wonderful, initially when I heard amnesty programme, I was apprehensive, but after working together, I observed that most of them have been refined and can work and integrate into the larger society properly. We have been handling amnesty delegates over the years but this set is the best.
Earlier, a senior integration officer and social media expert, Mr. Gbaboyor Jude, had admonished the delegates on relevance of the training programme, saying that at the end the training delegates will be empowered to start their farms under the mentorship of the office.
Jude, who also is a senior reintegration officer, said amnesty programme under Boroh has injected new blood into the programme through the various life changing training packages being introduced, ranging from automobile engineering, aquaculture, hospitality and catering, among others.
Speaking on behalf the 100 trainees at the Songhai Integrated Farm in Amukpe, 32-year old Koroama Solomon, from Inokoragha community in Burutu Local Government Area of the state said they were fortunate to be part of the integrated agricultural training of the Presidential Amnesty Programme.
According to him, under the first one week plus, delegates were given lectures on integrated farming, encompassing all aspects of agriculture, describing the training as the best thing has happened to the ex-agitators in the Niger Delta region.
He said at the end of the training they would be empowered by the Amnesty Office to own their farms which would serve as sustainable source of livelihood to enable them become self-sufficient and employers of labour as entrepreneurs.
Another trainee, Ms. Roseline Avwayekerho from Ughelli, in the state, who served as a cook during her days in camp, thanked Boroh for giving her and her colleagues lifeline through the agricultural empowerment training in Songhai Delta.
According to the 41-year old Avwayekerho, the training has rekindled her hope in life, saying that knowledge gained will assist start her own poultry farm to feed her family and make her become an agricultural entrepreneur after exiting the programme in due course.