Niger Delta Stakeholders Lash South-south Governors, Allege Selfish Agenda
In the nick of time of uncertainties, Niger Delta Stakeholders on Sunday, has described the steps taken by the South-south governors towards assuaging the worsening situation in the region as a practical demonstration of selfish agenda.
In a meeting held in Uyo to address key issues in the region, the stakeholders, who said that the Niger Delta people are now beginning to witness genuine and practical intervention in their lives and environment as opposed to mere linguistic, and chaotic past management team, berate the alleged moves by the South-south governors to lord it over the people of the region.
‘’The views of the South-South governors are really borne out of crass ignorance and mischief. The Niger Delta Commission is working. Things are really happening in the region. The Commission is embarking on people-oriented projects. There are development projects going on in the region.
The South-South governors did not talk from facts at least concerning the current efforts of the Commission to develop the region’’.
A Source revealed that the group further said that the position of the South-South governors had sinister import and was meant to distract the Federal Government.
Addressing the challenges posed by the South-South People’s Democratic Party (PDP) governors, the stakeholders maintained that the South-South geo-political zone can no longer be held hostage by a few people whose sole aim is to work against the plans of the Federal Government.
Notwithstanding, the stakeholders further urged President Muhammadu Buhari not to play into the hands of those contributing towards the underdevelopment of the South-South geo-political zone.
‘’Mr. President, we urge you not to be distracted by the antics of those who are jealous of the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio and are afraid that the progress so far made by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in the region may affect their 2023 political ambition’’.