Abeg, gather here! Na wah oh! Omo, dem don arrange special travel wey go make our Nigerian scholars shine for UK. Dennis Otuaro, di big oga wey dey run di Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), don send strong message to 12 students wey dey waka go overseas to study.
Otuaro gather dem for Abuja, no be small pre-departure briefing. Dem teach dem beta things about wetin go happen for UK, like social and cultural gist, academic expectations, and hope no be say dem go fall hand. Na laptop dem share give each scholar, na to help dem run dem research and thesis work sharp sharp!
He talk say, “As una dey waka go abroad, make sure say una represent Nigeria well. This na opportunity wey no fit slack. Do your best and shine for una self too.” Abeg, who no like to hear good news?
Dem no wan hear say na for joke matter dey carry dem go UK. Otuaro sabi wetin him dey talk! Him don hail our President, Bola Tinubu, for dey support di whole scholarship vibe. Some people don dey reason say dem no go fit send students go abroad again, but e no be wetin happen. President Tinubu dey show serious support for dis kind initiatives.
Chai, Otuaro no stop there! Him commot cap for National Security Adviser too, as dem dey package everything to make sure Niger Delta citizens dey excel. Him dey reason say as dem don go study come back, dem go get plenty ways to contribute to di development of di region and di whole country. Na so dem go add value!
Before dem waka go, Otuaro encourage dem say: “Make una do well for una studies. Di courses wey we select na based on wetin dey happen for industry. E go better for all of una!”
Some beneficiaries like Arafiena Shekinah Nkem and Omokaro Rick Efosa dey swell with excitement. Arafiena go study Project Management for University of Liverpool, while Omokaro no dey reason anything less than distinction in Supply Chain & Logistics Management for Coventry University. Dem don promise say dem go study hard and make Nigeria proud.
Na wetin dem fit talk! Otuaro no dey play, him don don send over 9,000 students go pursue courses wey dey relevant for dem industries since last year wey e don take this post. Di PAP na serious movement wey start since 2009 to carry peace come Niger Delta after all di wahala wey happen before. Now e don dey focus on skills, education, and empowerment.
So, make we celebrate our scholars! Na dem go shine light for Niger Delta and Nigeria as whole. Abeg, make we sabi say dis level no be wahala, na opportunity!
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