{"id":4816,"date":"2025-09-15T14:59:50","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T14:59:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/09\/15\/just-in-presidential-amnesty-programme-beneficiaries-forum-applauds-otuaro-as-first-batch-of-142-pap-foreign-postgraduates-scholarship-beneficiaries-arrives-uk-for-studies\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T15:02:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T15:02:43","slug":"just-in-presidential-amnesty-programme-beneficiaries-forum-applauds-otuaro-as-first-batch-of-142-pap-foreign-postgraduates-scholarship-beneficiaries-arrives-uk-for-studies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/09\/15\/just-in-presidential-amnesty-programme-beneficiaries-forum-applauds-otuaro-as-first-batch-of-142-pap-foreign-postgraduates-scholarship-beneficiaries-arrives-uk-for-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"JUST IN: Presidential Amnesty Programme Beneficiaries Forum Applauds Otuaro As First Batch Of 142 PAP Foreign Postgraduates Scholarship Beneficiaries Arrives UK For Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>By Freeborn Abraye<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Presidential Amnesty Programme Beneficiaries Forum (PAPBEF) has hailed the deployment of over 142 Niger Delta scholarship beneficiaries to universities in the United Kingdom, lauding it as a landmark achievement and the most significant educational initiative in the programme\u2019s recent history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The forum commended Dr. Dennis Otuaro, Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, for what it described as his transformative leadership, which has effectively translated President Bola Tinubu\u2019s Renewed Hope Agenda into tangible opportunities for the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement, PAPBEF emphasised the administration\u2019s commitment to ensuring an equitable distribution of opportunities across all ethnic nationalities in the Niger Delta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis initiative represents more than an educational opportunity; it embodies the transformative vision of Dr. Otuaro\u2019s administration to cultivate a new generation of professionals who will drive sustainable development,\u201d Comrade Spencer Senibo, PAPBEF spokesperson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are witnessing a new era where the Niger Delta\u2019s potential is being unlocked through strategic investment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDr. Otuaro\u2019s focused and effective approach is facilitating progress at a remarkable pace, achieving significant milestones in a short timeframe,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PAPBEF endorsed this groundbreaking initiative and urged continued investment in human capital development, both onshore and offshore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Given the administration\u2019s demonstrated capacity for achieving rapid results, the forum reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Otuaro\u2019s determination for the Niger Delta region\u2019s growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe urge Dr. Otuaro to maintain this trajectory and call upon all stakeholders to support the Presidential Amnesty Programme\u2019s critical work in building a prosperous and stable Niger Delta through education and capacity building,\u201d Senibo added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This latest deployment follows the administration\u2019s earlier success in placing 1,700 beneficiaries into various Nigerian institutions for the 2024\/2025 academic session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: The Nations News <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Freeborn Abraye The Presidential Amnesty Programme Beneficiaries Forum (PAPBEF) has hailed the deployment of&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4815,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[6],"tags":[1447],"class_list":["post-4816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","tag-just-in-presidential-amnesty-programme-beneficiaries-forum-applauds-otuaro-as-first-batch-of-142-pap-foreign-postgraduates-scholarship-beneficiaries-arrives-uk-for-studies"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_2662-1.jpg?fit=1074%2C750&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5500,"url":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2026\/03\/02\/just-in-group-lauds-pap-boss-otuaro-as-amnesty-programme-scholarship-beneficiaries-hit-8205\/","url_meta":{"origin":4816,"position":0},"title":"JUST IN: Group Lauds PAP Boss Otuaro As Amnesty Programme Scholarship Beneficiaries Hit 8,205","author":"Freeborn Abraye","date":"March 2, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"By Freeborn Abraye Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Dr Brutu Dennis Otuaro - Some Niger Delta ex-agitators have reviewed the activities of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) and expressed satisfaction with the direction of the scheme under its administrator, Dr Dennis Otuaro. 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