{"id":5043,"date":"2025-11-15T19:09:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T19:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/11\/15\/pap-otuaro-holds-town-hall-meeting-with-niger-deltans-in-lagos-receives-powerful-endorsement\/"},"modified":"2025-11-15T19:16:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T19:16:48","slug":"pap-otuaro-holds-town-hall-meeting-with-niger-deltans-in-lagos-receives-powerful-endorsement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/11\/15\/pap-otuaro-holds-town-hall-meeting-with-niger-deltans-in-lagos-receives-powerful-endorsement\/","title":{"rendered":"AMNESTY: PAP Administrator Otuaro Holds Town Hall Meeting With Niger Deltans In Lagos, Receives Powerful Endorsement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Esther David<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier today, the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Chief Dr. Dennis Brutu Otuaro, held a town hall meeting with Niger Deltans residing in Lagos State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The engagement provided a platform for Dr. Otuaro to brief attendees on the progress and achievements recorded under his leadership. He emphasized that the successes so far have been made possible through the unwavering support and commitment of the President, His Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, whose love for the Ijaw people continues to inspire the Programme\u2019s renewed direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The meeting also witnessed the endorsement of Dr. Otuaro\u2019s leadership by the Niger Delta community in Lagos, who expressed confidence in his vision, integrity, and dedication to the development of the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Notable attendees included:
\u2022 Comrade Joseph Eva (Host)
\u2022 Prof. D. D. Moro
\u2022 Engr. Titus Posibi
\u2022 Chief (Mrs.) Amarian Benedicta
\u2022 Chief Mrs. Ogbogbo
\u2022 Evangelist Agboro
\u2022 Chief Emmanuel Fiawe
\u2022 Robert Fiawe
\u2022 Elder Regent Youmor
\u2022 Prince Tonye Harry (INC Chairman, Lagos Chapter)
\u2022 Comrade Owen Naphatin (IYC Chairman, Lagos Chapter)
\u2022 Mrs. Rose Mary Aluko
\u2022 And many others<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The town hall meeting reaffirmed the collective commitment of Niger Deltans in Lagos to support the transformative agenda of the PAP and to continue working together for peace, empowerment, and regional development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Esther David Earlier today, the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Chief Dr….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5047,"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":[13],"tags":[1615,1614],"class_list":["post-5043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-amnesty-pap-administrator-otuaro-holds-town-hall-meeting-with-niger-deltans-in-lagos","tag-receives-powerful-endorsement"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/img_4965-1.jpg?fit=848%2C911&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3534,"url":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/03\/01\/pap-otuaro-holds-critical-meeting-with-first-phase-amnesty-leaders-in-bayelsa-discusses-sustenance-of-peace-security-development-in-niger-delta\/","url_meta":{"origin":5043,"position":0},"title":"PAP: Otuaro Holds Critical Meeting With First Phase Amnesty Leaders In Bayelsa, Discusses Sustenance Of Peace, Security, Development In Niger Delta","author":"Freeborn Abraye","date":"March 1, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Highlights His Achievements For The Past 11-Months In Office Today, the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Chief Dr. Dennis Brutu Otuaro, PhD, met with the Bayelsa State First Phase leaders as part of ongoing efforts to foster peace, security, and development in the Niger Delta. 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