EXPEDITE ACTION ON SCREENING OF OKUMAGBA, ODUBU, OTHERS - AKPODORO TELLS SENATE





The National Coalition of Niger Delta Ex-Agitators, NCNDEA has called on the leadership of the National Assembly to as a matter of urgency screen members of the newly constituted board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC for a renewed action to develop the region noting that delaying the inauguration of members of the board was stagnating progress of the Commission. 


Speaking in Abuja at the heels of an elaborate meeting of critical stakeholders in the Niger Delta project, the national President of NCNDE-A, Eshanekpe Israel, a.k.a Akpodoro told our correspondent that the NASS should consider the imperatives of expediting action on the screening and subsequent inauguration of the board for the new management to hit the ground running saying delay in that regard was inimical to the regional progress. 


Recall that the President recently appointed Bernard Okumagba, Pius Odubu as Managing Director and Chairman of the developmental agency respectively amongst other nominees, a development which didn't go down well in some quarters.


Akpodoro noted that early inauguration of the board will enhance speedy development owing to the fact that the appointees are technocrats who are ready to rewrite the negative narratives of the Commission by repositioning it for greater developmental stride.


He called on dissenting voices against the new board to sheath their sword as he reiterated the need for unity among all the tribes in the region adding that enough was enough for ethnic divisions saying only a united region can form a formidable force capable of attracting regional development. 



Akpodoro noted that some disgruntled elements were bent on promoting disunity in the region for selfish reasons describing them as conflict entrepreneurs who feast on crisis but warned the people to disregard such persons he noted were in minority and are doomed to fail in their bid to rock the regional boat of progress. 

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