Some Ijaw groups including the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide have continued to applaud President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointing an illustrious Ijaw man, Dr. Dennis Burutu Otuaro, as the new administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP).

Other groups singing the praises of the President include the Apostle Bodmas Kemepadei-led Egbesu Brotherhood and an online publisher, Saint Onitsha Meinpamo.

The IYC commended President Tinubu for not only finding Otuaro worthy of such appointments but for also listening to the yearnings of the Council and the Ijaw people in general.

In a statement yesterday by the President, IYC, Sir Jonathan Lokpobiri Snr, and the group’s spokesman, Amb. Binebai Yerin Princewill, the umbrella body of Ijaw youths said with the appointment of Otuaro, Tinubu had shown that he is truly a listening president.

The IYC said: “There is no iota of doubt that Dr. Dennis Burutu Otuaro is the perfect man for the job at this point in time that Nigeria needs committed and result-oriented leaders at the helms of affairs.

“Otuaro is a tested and trusted leader in Niger Delta, a man who is well aware of the myriad of issues bedeviling the region and a known face who also played active role in the formation of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP).

“His appointment is significant in many ways: the IYC is optimistic that Otuaro will bring in his wealth of experience to sustain the gains recorded by previous administrators of the programme and also improve it in line with the current realities.

“While the IYC is hopeful that Otuaro, who is deeply rooted in the Niger Delta struggle for a better living condition, will bring in a lot of reforms, we are sure that he will work closely with all critical stakeholders in the region to fully implement the aims and objectives of the programme.

“This, to us, as Ijaw people, is one of the best appointments made by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu so far in his administration.”
The IYC believed that Otuaro, as a man of the people, would operate an open door policy by carrying everyone along.

“Once again, congratulations on your well-deserved appointment as the new administrator of PAP,” the council added.

The leadership of the sociocultural group, Egbesu Brotherhood, led by its National Coordinator Apostle Bodmas Kemepadei, congratulated Otuaro’s appointment.

In a statement yesterday in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital, Kemepadei said they were overjoyed by the President’s appointment of Otuaro, described as an exponential personality of the Niger Delta struggle.

He said that Otuaro’s appointment was well deserved, noting that they were confident that he would employ his wealth of knowledge in administration, leadership and creativity to reposition the PAP yet to meet the dreams and aspirations of its creation.

Kemepadei said: “We express our gratitude to President Bola Tinubu for finding Dr. Dennis Otuaro worthy of the appointment to serve as administrator of the programme. It is indeed glaring that Tinubu has made a good choice and has implanted himself on the heart of the people of the region.

“We have implicit confidence in the person and character of Otuaro to deliver quality service owing to his antecedents in public service.”

In a similar vein, the Chief Executive Officer Naija Live TV, Saint Onitsha Meipanmo, commended Tinubu for the appointment of Otuaro as the new Amnesty boss.

Miepanmo also congratulated Otuaro, expressing optimism that the programme would have a facelift under his administration.

Meinpanmo, also a Niger Delta activist and beneficiary of the PAP, noted that the reason for the amnesty programme had not been achieved based on alleged poor performance by the successive interim administrators in tackling the retraining and reintegration of the former ex-agitators to the society.

The Bayelsa born popular blogger pleaded with the new Administrator to come up with measures that would reinstate the over 3,000 illegally delisted delegates of the programme for the interest of unity and oneness.

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