Niger Delta Ex-Agitators Led By Gen Boyloaf, Gen Egberipapa, Others Passes Vote Of Confidence On NDDC Interim Management Committee

Niger Delta Ex-Agitators Led By Gen Boyloaf, Gen Egberipapa, Others Passes Vote Of Confidence On NDDC Interim Management Committee

Francis Tayor

Portharcourt___ Ex-agitators in Niger Delta yesterday passed a vote of confidence of the Interim Management Committee (IMC of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), stressing that they are credible to change the lives of the rural communities. The Ex-Militant leaders made this statement during a courtesy visit to the the IMC at NDDC headquarters, Portharcourt.

Speaking on behalf of the Ex-Militant leaders, General Victor Ebikabowei (aka Boylof) and General Jakrich Sobomabo aka (Egberipapa) said; “We the Ex-militants Leaders and people of Niger Delta region are fully in support of the Interim Management Committee of the NDDC were we have capable hands like Joi Nunieh, Managing Director, Dr. Cairo Ojougboh, Executive Director Projects (EDP) and Chief Ibanga Bassey Etan Director Finance (EDF).”
“We are solidly behind them because these are the kind of persons that are credible to change the lives of the rural communities in the Niger Delta region and we are going to support u to any leanrt in order for you to succeed. We therefore at this point on behalf of the people of Niger Delta pass a vote of confidence on the Interim Management Committee of NDDC. This is because of the 100percent confidence we have have in the Committe”. They noted.

Earlier in her remarks, the MD NDDC, Dr. Joi Nunieh on behalf of the interim management committee, thanked the top Ex-militants leaders and people of Niger Delta for the confidence reposed in them, saying that they will not disappoint Niger Deltans, the Minister of Niger Delta led by Godswill Akpabio, President Muhammadu Buhari and above all God Almighty. She added that; “We thank you for your emancipation of Niger Delta region. I therefore, want you to take the massage to our people that the interim management Committe will not fail them. We are Niger Deltans and we have the same DNA flowing. Therefore we are determined to take Development to the rural areas”.

“We are not focusing on the Niger Delta cities that are already developed but to focus on the rural areas because Mr. President has said that we must take Development to the people that deserves it and we shall work with state governors to ensure success”. She noted.

Meanwhile, the Interim Management Committee of NDDC inspected some ongoing and abandoned projects in Ogoni Land and Port Harcourt yesterday in order to put efforts to complete the projects. Part of the sites visited include the NDDC permanent site in Port Harcourt which has near completion, the Mother/Child Hospital project which has been abandoned by previous Boards and the Kha/Adoni Bridge project from Kha in Ogoni to Ataba in Adoni local government area.

In a chat with journalists at the inspection, the trio, Dr. Joi Nunieh, MD, Dr. Cairo Ojougboh, EDP and Chief Ibanga Bassey Etang EDF pledged to ensure that the best quality of jobs will be done in the projects, adding that the NDDC Headquarters permanent site and the Kha/Adoni Bridge Project which is one of the largest projects of the Commission will be ready for commissioning by President Muhammadu Buhari in early 2020.