The Interim Administrator, Presidential Amnesty Programme
(PAP), Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (rtd), has unveiled his next plan for
ex-agitators, saying he will focus on wealth creation, leveraging on
partnerships that will have positive effects on the economy of the Niger Delta
and the country at large.
He said having laid the foundation in his first one year
with his outlined vision, the time for action had come to produce the desired
result for the benefit of all.
Dikio, in a statement signed and sent by his
Special Adviser, Nneotaobase Egbe, after separate meetings with leaders of
first and third phases of the PAP in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, said his quest to
leave a strong legacy was driven by his passion for the development of the
region.
He encouraged the ex-agitators to strive to see beyond the
monthly stipends, to the economic opportunities around them.
He said: “Within the short time I have, we will change
things for the better. That is why we have changed the model of trainings that
you get to the Train-Employ-Mentor model. The kind of trainings that will make
you self-sufficient and qualified to have a job that you will be paid far above
the N65,000; trainings that will bring more value to you”.
According to Dikio, the Niger Delta remained the richest
place in the country not because of oil and gas but its natural endowment, such
as human capital, farm produce and fisheries, domiciled across the region and
waiting to be explored by willing hands.
He said: “We have to be competitive in the water business
and take advantage of the blue economy. The Niger Delta is blessed with a lot
of opportunities and we need to take charge.
“We are organizing a summit in Warri soon. Warri used to be
the oil city with lots of activities but now it has become like a ghost town.
We want to highlight what the city has, its economic importance and also for
entrepreneurial purposes. We have to do everything possible to bring back
businesses to the region.”
“I keep saying this that if you are not providing service
you can’t be rich. Once you have what you are offering and when you are able to
take care of yourself, nobody can insult you”.
In his remarks, leader of the first phase ex-agitators and
National President of the Leadership, Peace, and Cultural Development
Initiative (LPCDI), Pastor Reuben Wilson, thanked Dikio for restoring their
confidence in the PAP.
He said in the past the programme was managed like a personal estate with the beneficiaries grossly shortchanged while others became billionaires but with the coming of Dikio “we now have hope because of the new vision”.
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