By Adeleye Kunle
Stakeholders in the Niger Delta have warned President Muhammadu Buhari not to listen to the selfish call of some of his appointees to appoint another sole administrator to head the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC.
The stakeholders on the Niger Delta Movement for Development, NDMD, also expressed dismay at yet another selfish plot to make the NDDC an appendage of the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, with full powers to dictate and direct the commission’s affairs.
After an emergency meeting in Oporoza, Delta State, attended by youth leaders and elders from the region, NDMD’s Publicity Secretary, Ogbakiri Yanga, stated that they would not welcome another sole administrator for NDDC to the region, insisting that the current management of NDDC under Dr. Effiong Akwa should be the last interim administrator for the commission.
“This is the very least we expect from the Presidency and the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs,” he said. Any announcement of another interim administrator other than the appointment of a substantive board will be viewed as provocative and insensitive by us.
“We have endured this outright disregard for our opinions and feelings for a long time because we believe Akwa will be the commission’s final sole administrator.” Any other change in management must be accompanied by the formation of a board.
“Any administration other than a substantive board will cause an unimaginable revolution in the region, because the entire Niger Delta is watching with keen interest and is ready to rise to defend its common interests.”
He urged some self-serving individuals at the Presidency and the Ministry to abandon the nefarious plot to appoint the most senior NDDC director as the next sole administrator.
“This is utter wickedness,” Yanga said. We want to believe that some self-serving individuals are out to destroy President Buhari’s image in the Niger Delta. Because of the way some of these individuals handled the affairs of the NDDC, Buhari’s image has already been tarnished.
“People are quiet because they believe the next leadership change will be the announcement of a board.” Touching a lion’s tail will not make you taste its wrath. Any attempt to appoint a new interim administrator will be compared to rousing a sleeping dog. We can assure you that we will revolt, and it will be total this time.”
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