Youths under the aegis of the Niger Delta Initiative for Development (NDID), has slammed the former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Joi Nunieh over her allegations against the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio.
The group said her outburst shows that she does not have the interest of Niger Deltans at heart and only came out to disestablish the region.
In a statement jointly signed by its National President and General Secretary, Malachi Chukwuka and Endurance Ossai, respectively, the group expressed disappointment over the failure of NDDC directors to properly guide the Interim Committee.
They also appealed to the Senate Committee to sheath its sword in the interest of the region and allow activities to resume in the Commission.
According to the statement, “the NDID is disappointed by the report of the Directors as presented at the Senate Public Hearing, which shows that they are unprofessional. So we urge the NDDC to send the Directors for proper training for at least three months to know how the NDDC board runs.
“We are by this medium, calling on our Senator, Peter Nwaoboshi to please ask members of his Committee to sheath their sword on the interim board of the NDDC. We are appealing in the interest of the Niger Deltans and we also urge the Distinguished Senator to disregard Joy Nunieh’s allegation against the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio and Dr. Cairo Ojogbo”.
On the embattled former NDDC Managing Director, Nunieh, the group noted, “Nunieh Joy is an enemy of Niger Delta. For her to publicly make those damaging and unverifiable allegations against the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, shows that she does not have in the interest of the region at heart.
“We are suing for peace because the Niger Delta region is in very bad shape now that we are in the rainy season and the Interim Board needs to go back to work”.
