8th November, 2022
By Precious Akutamadu
An NGO affiliated with the Niger Delta Leaders Administrative Council has lauded President Muhammadu Buhari’s policies aimed at restoring transparency and accountability in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
Mr. Marvin Yobana, the group’s president, revealed this in a statement issued by the group’s national secretary, Mr. Prince Chukwuemeka.
Yobana stated that the council, in collaboration with Niger Delta youth leaders, supported President Buhari’s campaign against oil pipeline vandalism, theft, and illegal oil bunkering in the region during its 101 National Executive Council meeting.
“We unanimously give a vote of confidence on all of President Mohammadu Buhari’s Niger Delta policies and development as we promise to contribute our own quota as citizens towards a greater Niger Delta.
“We are initiating a “no more oil bunkering pipeline vandalization campaign” with the new NDDC under the management of Engr. Emmanuel Audu, and the supervising Minister of Niger Delta.
“We appreciate the quick intervention of the Federal Government through National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) for the relief to the flood victims.
“We also appreciate the NDDC under the Acting Managing Director Emmanuel Ohwavborua, who has demonstrated transparent leadership qualities and undaunted zeal to serve in a short time.
“All these are attributes of President Muhammadu Buhari’s zero tolerance for corruption. We also give a vote of confidence on the NDDC’s new leadership headed by Engr. Emmanuel Audu Ohwavborua has united lots of Niger Delta leaders and stakeholders to the original master plan developmental framework of President Mohammadu Buhari’s policy of a greater Niger Delta.
“We also appeal to Federal Government to continue the Amnesty Programme as a tool of progress in the oil zone and in Nigeria’s economy,” he said.
NAN