03/08/2015
UNVEILING THE NEW BOSS OF THE PRESIDENTIAL AMNESTY PROGRAMME (PAP), BRIG-GEN. PAUL T. BOROH (RTD),
BY PIRIYE KIYARAMO
The news of the recent appointment of a brilliant Ijaw son, Brig-Gen. Paul T. Boroh (rtd.), as Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme for former Niger Delta Agitators by President Muhammadu Buhari, came to all well-meaning Ijaws, home and abroad, as a cheering report and a step in the right direction.
From available records, Brig-Gen. Paul T. Boroh (rtd), is one of the finest officers the Nigerian Army has produced. Like his principal, President Muhammadu Buhari, Brig.Gen. Boroh, is indeed a global icon and a scholar, celebrated within and outside the shores of Nigeria as a result of his exploits while in service.
This fine gentle man whose interest in anchored on peace building and conflict resolution, hails from Trofani Community in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.
Beyond the prominent roles he played in the resolution of several armed conflicts within and outside West Africa, including the Liberian conflict, between 1994 and 1995 and the Sierra-Leone conflict, between 1999 and 2000, under the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission, Brig.Gen. Boroh, is a celebrated consultant on peace building with over 25 years’ experience on crisis management.
He was Chief of Staff at the United Nations Mission in Liberia, from 2009 to 2010. Between 2010 and 2012, Brig.Gen. Boroh (Rtd), was Commandant at the Nigerian Army Peacekeeping Centre, Kaduna-Nigeria, where he had pre-deployment trainings of about twelve thousand soldiers, before their induction into the United Nations Mission in Dafur, Somalia, Liberia, cote de voire, among other countries.
He was reported to be one time Commanding Officer, at the United Nations Mission in Sierra-Leone, Commanding Officer, Economic Community of West African States’ Peacekeeping Group, having been involved in conducting several peace support operations’ training programmes for the Nigerian military and subsequent induction exercises for the United Nations Mission at different times.
It is on record that over 12,000 military personnel and defence correspondents have passed through training programmes under his watch, while in service.
Brig. Gen. Boroh, one of the authors of a book, “Governance and Violent Conflicts in Nigeria and UN Peacekeeping as a Mechanism for Conflict Resolution in Africa” has an intimidating academic profile.
He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Political Science, from the University of Abuja; Master’s Degree in Peace/Conflict Studies, University of Ibadan, a second Master’s Degree in Strategic studies, from same University of Ibadan, while PhD in Peace and Conflict Studies, is in view.
This illustrious Ijaw son, whose appointment is a square peg in a square hole, belongs to several professional bodies within and outside the country. He is a Fellow of the Society for Peace Studies and Practice, Fort Benning, USA, British Stabilization & Peacekeeping Institution, United Nations Training Institute and the Nigerian Military School.
Between May 2013 and July 2013, he embarked on a project, named “Governance and Violent Conflicts in Nigeria: a Threat to National Development.
His volunteer works in the recent past were focused on Children, Civil Rights & Social Action, Disaster & Humanitarian Relief, Economic Empowerment, Education, Environment, Health, Human Rights Politics, Poverty Alleviation, Science & Technology and Social Services.
He did full professional proficiency courses in Nigerian military Security operations and management, at the University of Lagos, with an independent coursework on UN Peacekeeping Mechanism, as a Conflict Resolution Strategy, at the University of Essex and at the University of Western Cape South Africa.
His research work spans through governance and violent conflicts in Nigeria, threat to national development, the need for positive transformation Skills, Peace Studies, Conflict Studies, Strategic Partnerships, Business Strategy, Business Analysis, Property Management, Customer Service, Strategic Planning, Peace, Power Point, Public Speaking, Microsoft Word, Research Outlook and Windows,
His military trainings took him to several institutions where he obtained several military qualifications and awards, including, Graduate of Fort Benning Colombia Georgia USA, in Military technology. Member, International Peacekeeping Training Centre UK. Fellow, National War College Abuja-Nigeria. Fellow, Society for Peace Studies and Practice, Peace Operations Training Institute, Wellington, Virginia, US.A. United States Peace Institute, Washington, DC and Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College.
He also belongs to the following organisations: Nigerian Institute of Management, Society for Peace Studies & Practice and National Security Association.
Brig.Gen. Boroh (Rtd), has been Chairman, Criminologists/Security Practitioners Association of Nigeria, since March 1990. He is an expert in peace building and conflict resolution. He was the Commandant Peacekeeping, in the Nigerian military between 2010 and 2012 at Jaji, Kaduna State, Nigeria.
His interests span across management training/capacity building, new technologies, driving fishing and appreciating nature.
Mr Piriye Kiyaramo is a media consultant and two times Special Assistant on Media & Publicity to two different Speakers of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly. He writes from Yenagoa.
Tel: +234-8035429975
August 1, 2015
Sources: Nairaland Forum and Naij.com News
