What Otuaro promises to bring to the Presidential Amnesty Programme

High Chief Dennis Otuaro, PhD, as the new Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme has promised to streamline activities of the programme to achieve maximum benefits for the people and country.

He pledge to uphold the trust placed on him by the President and the National Security Adviser.

In a ceremony held at the agency’s headquarters in Abuja, Mr. Ita Henshaw, Technical Assistant to the former Interim Administrator, Maj Gen Barry Ndiomu (Retd), handed over the reins to Otuaro.

Addressing the staff, Otuaro emphasized his commitment to delivering quality service to the Niger Delta region and the nation as a whole.

He said, “First and foremost, I greet everybody here. I thank Mr President for entrusting me with the opportunity to serve at this time.

“I need everybody’s cooperation here to take this programme to greatness.

“My appeal here is as from today we should back the crowd and face the job. I need everyone’s cooperation so we don’t disappoint the President, the NSA, the people of the Niger Delta and Nigeria as a whole.

“I believe in this country. Everything about me is in this country and it is also in the Niger Delta.

“This assignment is for our people, for the country and for humanity. We are bringing the programme closer to the people. We will not use it to pursue things that are abstract.

“We will streamline whatever that we know that is giving us the load to provide excuses, we must streamline some things and we’ll work together.

“I will not disappoint my people, I will not disappoint Mr. President and National Security Adviser who gave me this appointment. I am not here to pursue personal goals, I am begging everybody to be on same with me.

“This is a serious time we are going to spend here, so I will make everything short. I thank everybody, we will get used to ourselves as time goes on.

“I will not betray the trust reposed in me,”
Furthermore, Otuaro outlined his vision to bring the Presidential Amnesty Programme closer to the people, vowing to eliminate inefficiencies and streamline operations for better effectiveness."

President Bola Tinubu’s approval of Otuaro’s appointment was announced by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity).

Otuaro’s qualifications include a PhD in Comparative Politics & Development Studies, an MSc in Public Administration, and a BSc in Education. 

He brings extensive experience from his previous roles, notably serving as a top-level executive at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), with expertise spanning infrastructure development, security, and environmental remediation.