The Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, (PAP), Brig.-Gen. Paul Boroh (rtd) said that the PAP has trained many ex-agitators and still planning to train more in seafaring.
Boroh, also the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, said this in an interview with newsmen on Sunday in Abuja.
According to him, the Amnesty Office was aware of the economic importance of the maritime transport industry to the Niger Delta region and the need to train personnel.
He disclosed that a batch of trained beneficiaries from the World Maritime Institute in Sweden have successfully graduated and were back to Nigeria as seafarers.
He said that the maritime industry in Nigeria was crucial to the economic growth of the country.
Boroh said that the existence of the shipping industry was vital to global economy as it was one of the most important…
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