The
Federal Government will train 11, 500 ex- Niger Delta agitators in
agriculture as part of moves to diversify the economy, a presidential
aide said on Monday.
The Special Adviser to the President on
Niger Delta Affairs, Brig.-Gen. Paul Boroh (retd), disclosed this at the
inauguration of some poultry farms in Rivers State, the News Agency of
Nigeria (NAN) reports.
The farms are located in Elele, Ikwerre local government area of the state.
“The Presidential Amnesty Programme has
resorted to engaging ex-agitators in agriculture in line with the
Federal Government Green Alternative Initiative which is designed to
diversify and revamp the economy,’’ he said
Boroh said the training for the ex-agitators would commence soon and would be concluded before the end of the year.
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