Kingsley Kuku Receives US Honour For Amnesty Work

Hon. Kingsley Kuku, the Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Niger Delta and Chairman of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), has been selected as one of the recipients of the Honourary Citizenship of the State of Georgia in the United States.

According to the letter conveying the recognition from the State of Georgia to Kuku, the Presidential aide is honoured on the account of his efforts for a peaceful and prosperous Niger Delta and Nigeria.

“The Commendation and honour from the State of Georgia is in recognition of your unrivalled contribution to Nigeria’s socioeconomic growth and development, leading the Presidential Amnesty Program transparently and undertaken monumental projects that have contributed immensely towards reforming the ex-agitators and contributing manpower to the Oil & Gas, aviation, logistics and other services industry in Nigeria and Africa at large.

“The Congressional Commendation Award shall be presented to you by the Leadership of Georgia Legislative Assembly, while the Secretary of the State of Georgia, Mr. Brain P. Kemp, will present you with the Honorary Citizenship of the state of Georgia,” the letter stated.
The letter further said that “the congressional Black Caucus of the Georgia senate and the Government of the State of Georgia in their resolve to continue to support our efforts at rewarding excellence, innovation, and development in Africa, has therefore accepted to honour you as an epitome of excellence, with the Congressional Commendation Award and the Honorary Citizenship of the State of Georgia respectively, which is the highest award reserved for visiting Heads of government, Business Leaders, Diplomatic Leaders and those deemed to have contributed to a worthy cause.

“The Presidential Amnesty Program under your leadership is reputed to be one of the most ambitious and home-grown Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Program under which 30,000 former agitators were enlisted. They also maintain that you have approached the program with uncommon passion and commitment, which have earned local and global commendations from organizations around the world.”

The honour which will be presented to Kuku at a gala night on Saturday 9th May, and will have in attendance the Executive Governor of Georgia, Mr. Nathan Deal, Nigerian Ambassador to the United States, Professor Ade Adefuye, the foremost civil rights activist and one time presidential hopeful in the United States, Rev. Jesse Jackson, amongst other political, business and diplomatic leaders.