Vice-President Yemi Osibanjo has said the Federal Government is confident the  beneficiaries of the Presidential Amnesty Programme who have  been trained in various skills and empowered  will  help boost the country’s  economy.

Osinbajo said this  at the graduation of 137 beneficiaries at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, on Monday.

The VP, who was represented at the event by a director in his office, Mrs Lauren Braide, described the  programme as a much-needed intervention agenda for Niger Delta.

He said, “I have no doubt that what you have learnt from this programme will translate into significant personal and professional advancement for you and into great benefit for your communities and for the Nigerian economy as a whole. The  skills you have acquired in this programme are the backbone, the engine of Nigeria’s economy. Without our artisans, our technicians, our small business people, Nigeria’s economy would be a vastly less productive one.”

He  reaffirmed the FG’s commitment to the full implementation of the New Vision for Niger Delta, an umbrella initiative aimed at fast-tracking the development of the region.

 “It is not  a mere rhetoric when I say that young people are at the heart of our vision for  Niger Delta”, Osibanjo said.

The  Coordinator of the PAP, Prof Charles Dokubo, said the  beneficiaries of the programme would immediately be given starter packs.

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