Tasks before new NDDC board, by Abuja Ijaw community

• Published date: 08 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

The Ijaw Community (Abuja/Northern Nigeria) has urged the newly inaugurated board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to hit the ground running with the task of taking succor to all parts of the oil-rich Niger Delta region.

In a statement by the Chairman and Secretary of the Community, Alagba Ebifemowei and Ennia George, the body also hailed President Muhammadu Buhari for selecting respectable sons and daughters of the region to revive the mandate of the Commission.

The group, which congratulated the new Board, tasked the leadership to think up new ideas that will make life easier for the people of the region, taking development to the deep parts, especially the labyrinth of creeks and remote villages, where the people have over the years yearn to feel the touch of governance and reap the good fruits of the resources taken from their lands.

'The Ijaw Community Abuja/Northern Region has the pleasure to express our wholehearted appreciation to the Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces, President Mohammadu Buhari, for the appointment of...