Ninety-eight maritime delegates sponsored by the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) have completed their training in specialized maritime-related skills at the Joemarine Institute of Nautical Studies and Research in Otomewo, Delta State.
The training, which lasted for a month, was part of the PAP’s manpower and human resources development schemes for the Niger Delta. According to Dr. Dennis Otuaro, the PAP Administrator, the training was strategic and aimed at equipping the maritime cadets with the requisite skills for the country’s maritime industry, which is anchored on President Bola Tinubu’s policy on the blue economy.
Otuaro commended the 98 cadets for demonstrating high discipline throughout the duration of their training and urged them to show professionalism and competence in the maritime industry. He also praised President Tinubu and the Office of the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, for their support for the PAP and the region’s economic growth, development, and stability.
The Managing Director of Joemarine Institute of Nautical Studies and Research, Akpos Epidei, appreciated Otuaro for believing in the institute’s ability to carry out the training and recommended higher certification programs for the maritime cadets in the near future.
