Emerging report on Monday, indicates that the Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, has given President Muhammadu Buhari 1 month to constitute and inaugurate a substantive Board for the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, or the entire Niger Delta region will be shutdown for good, and the safety of oil operations may not be guaranteed.
The President of the IYC, Peter Igbifa, made the threat to President Buhari, adding that, the use of Interim Administrators to run the affairs of the NDDC, is depriving the region of equal representation, which undermines even development.
He said: “We consider the NDDC a very critical commission for us in this region. And for this cause, we want to make it clear that between now and the deadline, if the board is not brought it, we may not be able to guarantee the safety of oil operations in the region.
“Council will definitely shut down the entire region if Mr President fails to deliver on or before one month from today.”
He disclosed this after their Stakeholders and National Expanded Executive Council meeting, in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, on Sunday.
He also urged the Federal Government to adequately monitor the progress of work on the East-West road, saying that by their observation, the standard of work by the Contractor is not satisfactory, and that the completion of the rehabilitation of the East-West road should not exceed 3 months.
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