The Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Dennis Otuaro, has expressed concern over complaints that some PAP stakeholders are allegedly collecting money from unsuspecting applicants for the programme’s ongoing scholarship application process for the 2025/2026 academic session.
While warning against the alleged fraudulent act, Otuaro reiterated that the PAP scholarship application process for undergraduate and post-graduate programmes is free.
He spoke during the opening ceremony of the third batch of the three-day strategic leadership, alternative dispute resolution and mediation training organised by the PAP for its stakeholders in collaboration with the Nigerian Army Resource Centre, Abuja, on Wednesday.
Otuaro said that the information at his disposal indicated that some unscrupulous characters were allegedly collecting money from the parents and guardians of potential scholarship beneficiaries with all kinds of assurances.
The administrator also urged potential beneficiaries to resist the payment of any amount of money to anybody for the scholarship.
He urged those qualified to apply through the PAP portal and await the response of the office, assuring that the process would be carried out fairly.
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He described the alleged dishonest act as regrettable and unacceptable, as it taints the integrity of the scholarship application process.
The administrator stressed that the scholarship scheme was designed to increase the Niger Delta youths’ access to higher education and enhance human capital development in the area.
Otuaro restated his resolve to ensure a transparent process in the management of the scholarship and ensure that the purpose of the scheme is not derailed by unscrupulous individuals.
He cautioned those involved in the alleged illicit activity to desist from it, stressing that anybody caught trying to divert the laudable project for extortionist activities would be dealt with.
He assured that the PAP would not allow anyone to compromise the integrity of the scholarship application process.
