Ijaw Group Backs NDDC Forensic Audit, Charges Youths Of The Region To Maintain Peace

Ijaw Group Backs NDDC Forensic Audit, Charges Youths Of The Region To Maintain Peace

Francis Tayor

Warri_____ A group of Niger Delta youths under the aegis of ljaw Progressive Youth Leaders (IPYL), has throw their weight behind the forensic audit panel on NDDC approved by President Muhammadu Buhari in order to sanitize and check mate the activities of the Niger Delta development agency over the years of its operation.

The group in a Press Statement signed by Snr Comrade. Franklin D. Magada (Convener), Comrade. Jackson Agbor (Coordinator) and Gen. Sunny Clark (Stakeholder) released on Tuesday 5th January, 2021 at Warri, Delta State charged Niger Delta youths to always tow the line of peace and refrained from the habit of Pull Him Down (PHD) syndrome of their political leaders, saying it will not do the region any good rather than to impede the region from rapid social-ecinomic and infrastructural development.

The group further said they are disappointed on the activities of some youths of Niger Delta region been sponsored by some selfish politicians who sees NDDC as Cow to maintain their flamboyant lifestyle in dragging NDDC to the media on bad light before the public over corruption, Forensic Audit, lnterim Management Committee (IMC), Substantive Board and Sole Administrator appointments that was meant to sanitize the system from total collapse in the hands of corrupt politicians in the region.

According to the Press Statement, read:

Ijaw Progressive Youth Leaders

Press Release:

This Day 5th of January, 2021.

"Arising from a critical stake holders meeting in Warri, on the state of affairs of Our region Niger Delta, we deem it fit to brief the press of our resolutions as fellow:

1). As youths leaders, we have watched with a total dismay over the past few months whereby the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is opt to be interventional development agency is being dragged to the media on bad light every now and then over corruption, forensic audit, interim Management Committee, (IMC), substantive board and sole administrator. Which are sponsored by section of disgruntled Politicians from the region, who sees the NDDC as a cash Cow to maintain their flamboyant life-style.

2). We condemn the consistence Niger Delta Life style of "Pull Him Down Syndrome" of it's leader's, and that of our own Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, Chief DSP Alamieyeseigha, Chief James Ibori all have suffered the same fate in the past is now mounted on Sen. Godswill Akpabio, the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs in it's entirety and especially the recent incident where some Ijaw Youths, groups disrupt the office of the minister in Abuja, and we say' that is a foreign practice to the Niger Delta Youth mode of engagement which is intellectual approach, and that is a total affront to the authority and directive of the President of Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), who is the leader of the Ijaw council world-wide. 

3). We the Niger Delta Progressive Youths Leaders, are in a total support of the forensic audit on NDDC, hence the administration of President Buhari only acted on the demands of the Niger Delta Governors of which Mr. President approved the forensic audit and again obey court orders in appointing a sole administrator to finalised the forensic auditing process. 

4). Lastly, our humble appeal to every youth in the region is to give peace a chance."

Signed:

Senior Comrade Franklin D. Magada - Convener

Senior Comrade Jackson Agbor - Coordinator

Gen. Sunny Clark -  Stake Holder.