Mr Edbor Iyamu is Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Niger Delta. He interfaces with the relevant agencies, Ministry of Niger Delta, Ministry of Petroleum Resources and Niger Delta Development Commission for effective monitoring and implementation of the various development projects and programmes in the region. In this interview with, he talks about the ongoing training of 2,500 ex-militants by Concept Amadeus Limited in partnership with the federal government.
I would like to do a bit of background information. You recall that in 2016 during the heatt of the pipeline vandalisation, the office of the Vice President embarked on a tour in the region and met with all the relevant stakeholders, the youth groups, elders and other different groups.
I say it all the time that one of the ways we can change the narrative in the Niger Delta and bring about peace is when there is development, where people can point projects and things that show the region is experiencing development. A situation where there are number of jobs and increase economic activities and that is why this project we have today with Concept Amadeus is consistently a new vision.
What has happened is that when a lot of them were engaged they went through a process whereby if you like you could said they were subjected to some kind of training to change their perception and the way and manner in which they do things.
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