The High Chief Dr. Dennis Otuaro-led Presidential Amnesty Programme, PAP, has gifted free laptops to 64 beneficiaries comprising of both final year and post-graduate students under the PAP's scholarship scheme that are studying in various partnering universities across the country in fulfillment of the Administrator's pledge during his earlier tour of institutions.

The computing devices were presented to the beneficiaries, made up of 25 students from Nile University and 39 from Baze University, on Friday, April 4, and Monday, April 7, in the first phase of the distribution.

According to an official statement from the Special Assistant on Media to the Administrator, Mr Igoniko Oduma, the 64 beneficiaries comprise of a total figure of 60 final year, one doctor of philosophy, and three masters degree students.

In his remark, Dr Otuaro, represented respectively during the presentation by the PAP's acting head of administration, Ebikpolade Zorab, and secretary to the PAP boss, Ebimene Jackson, said the Office recognised the usefulness of the mobile computing device to the students' academic success, especially as they prepare to write their final year projects, thesis and dissertations.

Otuaro, urged the scholars to make good use of the laptops and justify the objective behind the gesture, which was in fulfillment of his promise to the scholarship beneficiaries during his tour of partnering institutions in 2024.

Otuaro reiterated his leadership's unwavering commitment to closing the human capital development gap in the Niger Delta, while working to ensure sustainable peace, security, stability and development in the region.

He further expressed appreciation to President Bola Tinubu for his strong support for the PAP and also backing the educational, vocational and other initiatives of the programme to achieve its mandate for the Niger Delta under the Renewed Hope Agenda.

Earlier, the Head of Education, PAP, Dr Charles Ariye, had stated that scholarship beneficiaries had not received laptops in the past six years, adding that the office is interested in enhancing the digital literacy of its students.

The Registrar of Nile University, David Olowola, and his counterpart at the Baze University, Professor Abiodun Adeniyi, during courtesy visits to them by the PAP officials, commended the Administrator for deeming it necessary to provide laptops to the scholarship students to facilitate their academics.

They also stated the desire of their institutions to continually partner with the programme to develop the requisite manpower for national development and advancement.

Meanwhile, some beneficiaries of the laptops, including the leaders of PAP scholarship students in the two universities, Eperetun Gboroteiye (Nile) and Pedro Timotubo (Baze), as well as Oyinlayefa Ogiriki, Mina Ikiba, Friday Dunu and Martha Tuwabere, thanked the PAP helmsman for the personal computers (PC), saying it would help them a great deal in their programmes.

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