Thirty four other Amnesty delegates graduated with Second Class Upper
Division (2:1) A breakdown of those graduating with Upper Class showed
that eight were in Political Science, four each in the Department of
Economics, Banking and Finance, and the Mass Communication Department.
Three each graduated in this Class from Computer Science, Business
Administration and International Studies and Diplomacy.
Two graduated
in Physics while one each graduated with Second Class Upper in Law,
Agric Economics, Political Science Education, Library Studies,
Microbiology, Biochemistry, and Business Education. Overall, over 50
percent of the 79 graduating Amnesty Programme delegates from the
university had First Class and Second Class Upper degrees.
While
receiving the official results from the university, an elated Special
Adviser to the President on Niger Delta, Brigadier General Paul Boroh
(Rtd) said the outstanding performance of the Amnesty delegates showed
that if given the opportunity, youths from the Niger Delta can excel. He
recalled with joy that just a fortnight ago, 22 of 144 delegates who
graduated from 17 United Kingdom universities had First Class and
Second Class Upper degrees. He pointed out that three of these UK
graduates had First Class degrees in Mechatronics and Robotic System
Engineering, Telecommunications and Network Engineering, and Public
Relations from Liverpool and Bedfordshire universities.
General
Boroh who is also the Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme
said the retention and funding of the Amnesty Programme by President
Muhammadu Buhari shows he is committed to the stability and development
of the Niger Delta.
He thanked the President for ensuring the
sustainability of the Amnesty Programme and urged youths in the
Niger Delta irrespective of their education or professional calling,
to give a thought to agriculture either as a primary or secondary means
of income in order, among other objectives, to create jobs, generate
wealth and achieve food security.
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