The Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta, Brig.-Gen. Paul Boro (rtd), on Saturday said the scheme has transformed the lives of former Niger Delta agitators.
Boro, who doubles as the Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, spoke at the graduation of 80 ex-agitators at Innoson KIARA Academy in Enugu.
He said the Federal Government was impressed with the response of the participants.
The amnesty coordinator said he witnessed the graduation to underscore the importance government attached to the scheme.
Boro said government would ensure that none of the graduates missed their track, but driven to prosperity following their participation in the nine -month course.
“I remember when I was signing the document for over 200 of you to come to Eastern Nigeria to study. I thought you will not come as you were only familiar with the Niger Delta area,” the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) quoted the amnesty coordinator as saying at the forum.
“Today, I have come to see you succeeding and that means the amnesty programme is on course and succeeding. I am ready for you anytime you need my support.
“We shall put our heads together to make sure that you follow through what you have learnt so that other people will see you as serious and try to be like you.”