Niger Delta stakeholders back Tinubu’s decision to retain NDDC boss

Stakeholders have expressed support for President Bola Tinubu’s decision to retain the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDCC) managing director, Samuel Ogbuku, and two executive directors following the dissolution of the commission’s board.

During a news conference in Uyo by the Movement for Survival of Izon Ethnic Nationality (MOSIEND), Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), Community-Based Organisations (CBOs), and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), the group said that the Ogbuku-led administration should be allowed to continue the ‘good work’ it had started.

They said retaining the NDDC boss was for the benefit of the people of the region and Nigerians in general.

On June 19, Mr Tinubu announced the dissolution of the boards of all federal government parastatals, agencies, and institutions, maintaining that the decision was made in good faith.

“We are, however, relieved to know that the managing director, the executive director (projects), and the executive director (finance and administration) were retained to manage the commission, pending the constitution of a new board,” they said

The stakeholders noted that the peace and progress of the region mattered more to them now than the fight for positions and appointments.

The stakeholders assured Mr Ogbuku and his team that the people of the region were solidly behind them in the running of the commission and that they would not succumb to any blackmail or intimidation.