At the end of the exercise, which took place between April and May 2025, the Presidential Amnesty Programme distributed 663 laptops to the final-year recipients of its scholarship program, which aims to improve their academic research in universities throughout Nigeria. The PAP also conducted a physical verification and orientation program for the 3,171 newly deployed beneficiaries in the resumption list for the 2024/2025 academic session, according to a statement released on Wednesday by Special Assistant on Media to the PAP Coordinator, Dr Dennis Otuaro, Mr. Igoniko Oduma, Otuaro reaffirmed that the decision was based on the realization of the usefulness of the mobile computing device to the students’ academic pursuit and overall success. He said the gesture was in fulfillment of his promise to the scholarship beneficiaries during his tour of partnering universities in 2024. While expressing optimism that the laptops would help the beneficiaries a great deal, Otuaro urged them to make good use of them and justify the government’s huge investment in their education. He said that various teams coordinated by the Head of Education, Dr. Charles Ariye, visited the schools to distribute the laptops to the beneficiaries and carry out the verification and orientation program.
He also said the physical verification and orientation programme was part of his leadership’s policy of due process, transparency and accountability to ensure a headcount of all beneficiaries, and to enlighten the fresh beneficiaries on the PAP’s education policy.
Otuaro advised all PAP scholarship students to take their studies seriously and shun acts capable of putting their academic pursuits in jeopardy and ruining their bright futures.
He restated his leadership’s unwavering commitment to implementing the programme’s objectives for the advancement of the Niger Delta and in support of President Bola Tinubu’s avowed commitment to the region’s peace, stability and development.“This is also intended to deepen efforts to ensure sustainable peace, stability, and socio-economic growth in the region in line with the renewed hope agenda of His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR.” He said, “We will continue to partner with the institutions and create access to university education for our youths thereby reducing the human capital gap in the Niger Delta and contributing to national manpower development.” Otuaro thanked Tinubu for his massive support of the program, stating that it showed his unwavering love for the Niger Delta and the youths in particular.
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