Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, PAP, Major General Barry Ndiomu (Rtd), has said the efforts of the programme are “critical to the supply of manpower globally in strategic industries and trade sectors”.
According to him, various initiatives are being deployed by the PAP to improve the lives of young people.
He spoke during the graduation of the First Batch of Pilots/Aircraft Maintenance Engineers in Lagos State on Monday.
The Administrator, who was represented by PAP’s head of Reintegration, Wilfred Musa, said his administration had decided to throw its weight behind the Aviation Resuscitation Programme, given the enormous opportunities that abound in the aviation industry and its relevance in building human capacity.
He insisted that the Programme has global relevance.
Ndiomu further encouraged the graduands, saying that the future is now brighter for them especially when they get jobs within the aviation industry, whether locally or internationally.
He posited that while aviation training might be very expensive, there is no amount that is too much to invest in the capacity development of a Niger Deltan.
According to the Amnesty Office, the successful 20 aircraft maintenance engineers will now proceed on a 12-month on-the-job training (OJT), after which they will be adequately licensed, and type-rated. The PJT experience has been fully funded by the PAP.
The first batch of graduates are part of the 75 Pilots/Aircraft Maintenance Engineers under the PAP Aviation Resuscitation Programme for ex-agitators of the Niger Delta Region.
