22
of the 144 former militants who studied under the Niger Delta Amnesty
Programme graduated recently from various universities in the United
Kingdom with First Class and Upper Classes.
Three
beneficiaries, Nicholas Goodness (Telecommunications and Network
Engineering) Lucky Azibanagein (Mechatronics & Robotic System
Engineering) & Terubein Fawei (Telecommunications and Network
Engineering) graduated with 1st class honours from Liverpool and
Bedfordshire universities.
The rest graduated from 17 universities in the UK. Eight of them had Second Class Upper degrees in Law, Criminology, Accounting, Computer Science and Health and Social Care from the University of Bedfordshire.
Six graduated
Second Class Upper from the University of Liverpool in Pharmacology,
Geology, Maritime Business, Accounts & Finance, Politics and
International Relations. Two had Second Class Upper from the Swansea
University in, Law and international Relations while one each graduated
in the same Class from Anglia Ruskin, Plymouth and Portsmouth
universities.
The Special Adviser to
the President on Niger Delta and Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty
Programme
Coordinator, Brigadier General Paul Boroh (Rtd), was at an event
organised by the Nigerian High Commission in London, with
representatives from the Executive and Legislative arms of
government, to personally congratulate the students.
Gen Boroh congratulated all and encouraged them to use their new
acquired knowledge to positively impact the Niger Delta Region, and
Nigeria. He expressed his deep appreciation and
gratitude to President Buhari for his interest in the
development of human capital in the Niger Delta and the aspirations of
the people in the Region.
He also said the Government is proud of the
graduates who have been good ambassadors of the country and that the
Amnesty Programme is willing to grant Masters Degree scholarships to
the First Class graduates.
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