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The Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Major-General Barry Tariye Ndiomu(rtd) is to broker a strategic partnership with the National Power Training Institute (NAPTIN).
Ndiomu’s quest following his visit to the NAPTIN office, National Wire gathered is to build the capacity of Niger Delta youths in power related matters.
A Statement from the Media Aide to the Interim Administrator, Mr Freston Akpo has it that under the plan, the PAP will complete, equip and handover its vocational training center at Bomadi, Delta State to NAPTIN to run as a full fledged training institution to provide manpower for the power sub sector.
Major-General Barry Tariye Ndiomu (rtd) made this revelation midweek when he paid a courtesy visit to the National Power Training Institute of Nigeria (NAPTIN), Abuja.
He explained that the visit was a prelude to working out the modalities in setting up a committee to prepare a Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) in preparation for early take-off of the partnership.
He said: “various vocational training centers in Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, Ondo and Rivers States are spring boards to re-write the socio-economic narrative of the Niger Delta.”
This was just as he emphasized that the Presidential Amnesty Programme which he described as being the driver of the initiative, needs to be properly guided in the processes of completion, provision of equipment and accreditation of the centre at Bomadi.
He added that: “NAPTIN training of over 15,000 persons with training centers spread across the country, makes it the institution of choice for the strategic partnership”
Responding, Director-General of NAPTIN Ahmed Bolaji Nagode commended the PAP Boss for the initiative and being futuristic in his thinking, bearing in mind that the Presidential Amnesty Programme will not last forever.
He said: “This collaboration is in the interest of youths in the Niger Delta and NAPTIN is ready to collaborate with PAP in creating a teaching institute to build their capacity in diverse fields in the power sub sector”.
He reassured the PAP team of NAPTIN’s readiness to kick start the partnership following the constitution of a high level committee comprising officials of both agencies to articulate and harmonize the ideas to birth an MOU for take off.
