NIGER DELTA WOMEN COMMEND KUKU ON AMNESTY TRAINING

By By Shola O'Neil,  Port Harcourt 02/08/2012 


WOMEN from oil producing communities of the Niger Delta region, under the auspices of Women Initiatives for Values Empowerment and Sustainability, have commended the Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Amnesty, Hon. Kingsley Kuku, for training over 26,000 youths in the amnesty training programme.
The women said the programme has contributed immensely to the prevailing peace and security in the region, and improved economic and social activities.
The group, however, called for a synergy between the Amnesty Office and oil companies operating in the region to provide jobs for those who have successfully completed the programme.
Speaking after a meeting of the group in Port Harcourt, yesterday, chairperson of WIVES, Ms 
Tonbra Kasikoro, said: “We are immensely proud of the achievement of Hon. Kuku with the training and other programmes of the amnesty office.”
She said the group held the meeting to assess the initiative, adding that “from all indications, the programme has succeeded; there are undisputable proofs of Hon. Kuku's achievements in the increase in crude oil production and general peace and security in the waterways of the region.”
Nevertheless, she expressed concern over number of women directly involvement in the training programme and called for greater allocation to women of the region.
“You know that the best way to train the society is to train a woman because she is a mother, who bears the weight of family life. So, there is no gain saying that training more women will lead to a better delta for us all.”
Kasikoro expressed the determination of WIVES 
and other related body to partner with the amnesty office to enable it continue with the good work it is doing for the restoration of the region.