By Linus Aleke
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Jideofor Kwusike Onyeama, on Monday, said the foreign ministry will continue to support the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), to realize its statutory mandate.

The Minister said, this when he played host to the Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, PAP, Major General Barry Ndiomu (Rtd), in his office in Abuja.

While applauding him for the services he has rendered to the country in the past, the Minister congratulated the Interim Administrator, on his appointment.

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He said: ”I want to thank and congratulate you for the services you have rendered in the past to the country and that you continue to render now in this new capacity. I also congratulate you on your appointment as the Interim Administrator for the Presidential Amnesty Programme and it is interesting listening to what you have said about the programme and where it is at the moment”.

The Interim Administrator, Major General Barry Ndiomu (Rtd), said, his agency would continue to explore ways of strengthening its partnership with Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, particularly in the area of education and vocational training abroad for Niger Delta ex-agitators.

The visit, he said, was informed by the need to show appreciation for the enormous support the presidential amnesty Programme has enjoyed from the Foreign Affairs Ministry over the years.

Ndiomu who described the Foreign affairs ministry as a strategic partner noted that successes recorded by his agency would not have been possible without the support of the ministry.

He added that the ministry has made valuable contributions, especially in the area of facilitating several training programmes abroad for the primary beneficiaries of the Amnesty Programme.