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PAP Leader Brutus Otuaro Gets Nod Of Ex-Assembly Candidate Enetimi
The appointment of Brutus Otuaro as the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Program (PAP) by President Bola Tinubu has been commended by Ex-Delta State House Assembly Candidate, Hon. Enetimi Biriala Government.
Speaking to newsmen in Abuja on Sunday, Enetimi described the appointment of the new PAP Boss by President Bola Tinubu as a good step in the right direction.
Nation Post reveals that the foremost Ijaw youth leader and member of the All Progressives Congress APC was convinced that the appointment of Otuaro is a demonstration of the President’s commitment to torpedo the agitations in the Niger Delta region.
Otuaro, who was appointed last month, replaces the Interim Administrator of the PAP, Maj. Gen. Barry Ndiomu (retd.), who was appointed by former President Muhammadu Buhari on September 15, 2022.
He faulted the claim by the Coalition of Civil Society Organizations from the Niger Delta region that Otuaro was not qualified for the appointment, saying it is a claim made in bad faith.
He insists that Dr Otuaro has both academic and technical qualifications to hold the highly exalted position he is occupying, a post that plays a critical role in bringing stability to aid economic activities in the oil-rich Niger Delta from where a large chunk of the nation’s resources comes from.
He said, “Those saying that Dr. Otuaro is not qualified to be the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) are saying so not in good, but bad faith. I can tell you he is duly qualified.
” This is a man who boasts of extensive history of collaborating with wide array of stakeholder groups on substantial public issues, including negotiating with parties in seemingly hostile issues.
“He is a peace builder in the Niger Delta Region and has been a top-level executive of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) with rich experience across multiple sectors, including infrastructure development, security, environmental remediation, as well as oil and gas.
“He was a member of Delta State Waterways Security Council and later, Chairman of Subcommittee on Security Waterways Security Council
“He also served as Chief Protocol to The Chairman Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) and was a member of the Federal Government of Nigeria Presidential Committee on Environment of the Niger Delta. How would you fault such an array of experiences?
“If you are talking if academic qualification, Dr. Otuaro holds a PhD in Comparative Politics & Development Studies, MSc in Public Administration, and a BSc in Education,” he stated.
While insisting that the PAP boss is also a grassroots well accepted across the Niger Delta region, he urged indigenes to offer support to the new PAP leadership to further engages youths into gainful ventures that will de-escalate agitation and hostility.
