4 cadet pilots on PAP scholarship complete type-rating programme in S’Africa

The four cadet pilot trainees of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) have completed the type-rating programme at Sim Aerotraining Limited in Johannesburg, South Africa.

This is just as the PAP Administrator, Dr Dennis Otuaro, said the Programme Office will not relent in its determination to improve the manpower base of the Niger Delta.

Otuaro said this will be achieved with quality vocational, educational skills, empowerment, and agriculture, among others.

He stated this at the weekend while hosting four cadet pilot trainees of the PAP – Lawrence Oliki, Kingsley Bassey, Osekporovwere Diamond, and Crosby Otobo – at the Presidential Amnesty Office in Abuja.

A statement issued by the Special Assistant on Media to the Administrator, Igoniko Oduma, on Sunday, July 7, said the cadet pilot trainees graduated on June 28, 2024, and received their certificates during the graduation ceremony at the aviation training institution.

Otuaro said the PAP Office, under his leadership, would continue to create opportunities for Niger Deltans to achieve their dreams and contribute meaningfully to the growth, sustainable development, security and peace of the region and the country in line with the ‘Renewed Hope Agenda’ of President Bola Tinubu.

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Presenting plaques of excellence to the cadet pilots, the PAP boss said he was delighted at their performance in the training, noting that the gesture was to encourage them to excel in the aviation industry.

He described the four cadet pilots as worthy ambassadors of the PAP and assured them of continued support.

Otuaro said: “We will encourage you to go to the right places. Under my administration, we will not just train people for the sake of training but will continue to create opportunities for our people and everyone will have his dream fulfilled.

“We will support you; we will not abandon you. This also applies to other areas under our mandate, from vocational to education, agriculture, empowerment etc, to make our region very attractive for positive impact. I am happy that you are back and ready to contribute to the development of our country.

“Your profession is a very sensitive one. Today, we want to encourage you, and emphasise that the Programme is impacting on human capital development in the region. Our people should be available in every area when the opportunity comes. This is the flying side of aviation training. There are other aspects.”

Otuaro also commended Tinubu “for his invaluable support and unshakable desire to ensure that the Programme remains committed to its laudable objectives for the region and indeed the nation.”

Speaking on behalf of the trainees, Oliki thanked Tinubu, the federal government, and the PAP Administrator for the type-rating programme sponsorship, promising they would do their best to be successful in the aviation sector.

The Star