Group urges Jonathan to check alleged drift in NDDC

A pressure group, Niger Delta Transparency and Transformation Vanguard, has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to address the drift within the management of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC.

Addressing newsmen in Lagos, National Secretary, Mr. Hezekiah Olu said the call was imperative to ensure that NDDC performed its statutory role of developing the Niger-Delta region as articulated by government when setting it up.

It urged the Federal Government to act to curb mismanagement in the NDDC, alleging that the commission had become factionalised and lacked the needed transparency to meet its mandate.

According to the group, the call for presidential intervention was based on the need for President Jonathan to demonstrate his resolve to address the problems plaguing the region. It said “the Presidency stands biased and has an interest in this matter, otherwise how come two out of the three persons recommended for suspension by the board were subsequently suspended while the MD was left off the hook.”

Besides, the group’s pointsman accused the Federal Government of selective application of justice in its desire to rid the commission of gross indiscipline.

He said the group was in possession of documentary evidence on alleged gross misconduct in the commission, calling on “Nigerians to collectively join forces to flush out evil elements in public offices and government agencies.”

Source: Vanguard Nigeria