Otuaro Reaffirms Commitment To Education Driven Empowerment In Niger Delta, As PAP Distributes 900 Laptops To Scholarship Beneficiaries -

By Freeborn Abraye

The Education for Empowerment (E4E) campaign of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), under the leadership of its Administrator, Chief Dr. Dennis Brutu Otuaro, has continued its support for students with the distribution of laptops to beneficiaries of the PAP Scholarship Scheme at the Nigerian Maritime University, Okerenkoko.

The laptop distribution exercise was carried out on January 30, 2026, at the institution’s Okerenkoko campus, as part of the E4E Mandate Campaign aimed at strengthening academic performance and boosting digital learning among students in the Niger Delta region.

Speaking during the visit, the PAP delegation led by Engr. Victor Ebikonde Sokoto explained that the initiative is in line with the agency’s core responsibility of empowering young people through education, adding that access to learning tools remains critical to improving productivity and academic excellence. The team also reaffirmed that the current administration under Dr. Otuaro remains firmly committed to positively impacting the lives of youths across the region.

The delegation further disclosed that more tertiary institutions would be visited in the coming days, as the E4E Mandate Campaign continues to promote education and skills development as key drivers of growth and prosperity. According to the team, the programme has continued to enjoy the support of stakeholders who have commended Dr. Otuaro’s dedication to youth empowerment.

Meanwhile, students of the Nigerian Maritime University, Okerenkoko, who benefited from the exercise, expressed appreciation to the PAP leadership, describing the intervention as timely and impactful. They praised Dr. Otuaro for prioritising education as a tool for development and empowerment, and assured that the laptops provided would be put to effective academic use.