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NDDC: Inaugurate Bernard Okumgba already screened board by Senate – Niger Delta group tells Buhari

by NewsNet Nigeria
4 years ago
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NDDC: Inaugurate Bernard Okumgba already screened board by Senate – Niger Delta group tells Buhari

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The Bayelsa and Delta States Chapters of the Ijaw Oil and Gas Producing Communities of Nigeria, have asked President Muhammadu Buhari to as a matter of urgent national importance, inaugurate the long-awaited board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to forestall crisis in the oil and gas industry.

The appeal is contained in a statement signed by the chairmen of chapters, Mr Jonah Engineyouwei and Friday Ugedikumo respectively.

They said their appeal was necessitated by the need to avert further threats to the NDDC and the Niger Delta region; the economic base of the country.

In the statement, the executives and members of the Ijaw Oil and Gas Producing Communities of Nigeria urged President Buhari to inaugurate the already screened and confirmed NDDC board with Mr Bernard Okumagba as Managing Director.

The body expressed the strong belief that the Buhari administration will do the needful by appointing competent members to enable communities to enjoy the dividends of development.

The group noted that the ongoing forensic audit of the NDDC does not affect or stop its inauguration.

It, therefore, advised the President to ignore selfish politicians from the Niger Delta Region who do not care about the welfare of their people but are running around and lobbying villa cabals to submit their lists of loyalists as nominees to the board for their selfish interests without considering the core communities.

Both chapters of the body described Mr Bernard Okumagba as very knowledgeable and experienced; and one that has the requisite capacity, ability and competence to lead the Commission, especially as he hails from oil-producing Udu and Warri South Local Government Areas which host several oil fields and facilities.

They opined that the already screened and confirmed Board members, led by Mr Bernard Okumagba as Managing Director or Chairman, are very competent and reliable persons who can move the Niger Delta Region forward in terms of development.

The Ijaw oil and gas pressure group also appealed to other ethnic and interest groups to influence Mr President to inaugurate the Board rather than continue to agitate and oppose one another in the region under the guise of ethnic sentiment.

The group however commended President Buhari for his media interview with Arise TV where he gave hope and assurances to Nigerians that the security challenges would be nipped in the board.

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