Another set of 20 ex-agitators from the Niger Delta Region have commenced a five-week necessary training that can result in their certification and sort score as licensed (*20*) Maintenance Engineers.
Maj. Gen. Barry Ndiomu (Rtd), Interim Administrator, Presidential Amnesty Programme, PAP, mentioned in his goodwill message at a programme inauguration occasion in Lagos on Monday that the second batch training was one other “promise kept” by his administration.
Mr Ndiomu who was represented by PAP’s Head of Reintegration, Wilfred Musa, charged the beneficiaries to take the training critical.
He mentioned {that a} 12-month On-the-Job Training, OJT, would precede their expertise after their commencement from the category course section of the programme.
“The beneficiaries are part of the 75 Pilots/Aircraft Maintenance Engineers under the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) Aviation Training Scheme, out of which a first set of 20 Aircraft Maintenance Engineers successfully graduated recently on Oct. 31, 2023.
“The global aviation industry is expanding at a rapid pace and manpower development is being emphasised by both the industry operators and regulators.
“You represent not just the future of the Niger Delta, but the future of Nigeria and the global aviation industry.
“The PAP has provided you with all you require to succeed on this journey, what you owe us in return is excellence,” he mentioned.
Mr Ndiomu reiterated that the PAP had turn into a crucial provider of strategic manpower to the worldwide aviation business going by the specialised programme.
He added that the PAP was poised to maintain the momentum of making cutting-edge alternatives for the profession development of Niger Deltans.
He added that their present actions was in step with President Bola Tinubu’s “Renewed Hope Agenda” for the Niger Delta area particularly and Nigeria usually.
Mr Ndiomu additional charged the beneficiaries to show naysayers unsuitable who counsel that the programme was a waste of assets, by striving to be the perfect.
In a separate comment, Captain Austin Omame, Managing Director, Alom Aviation Services Ltd., recommended the PAP Interim Administrator for pushing on with the Aviation Resuscitation Programme.
Omame added that with their OJT/Type score licences of their fingers, they will safe aviation jobs anyplace on the earth.
Onyeama Kingsley, one of many beneficiaries who spoke on behalf of the second batch trainees, promised that they might reciprocate the efforts of the PAP with dedication and onerous work.
NAN
