IYC Wants NDDC Board Inaugurated

The Ijaw Youth Council has issued the Federal Government a one-month ultimatum to constitute the Niger Delta Development Commission Board.
National President of the IYC, Peter Igbifa, recently said the decision was reached during the council’s expanded executive and stakeholders’ meetings in Port Harcourt.
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, was reported to have extended the tenure of the NDDC Interim Administrator, Effiong Akwa, and also shifted the constitution of the board to July after failing to do so in April, which he had earlier promised.
Igbifa said, “The IYC in her expanded executive council meeting has given the Federal Government, Mr President, Muhammadu Buhari, one-month notice.
“Within this one month, it is expected that Mr President will do the needful: inaugurate the NDDC board.
“If there is no positive response at the expiration of our ultimatum, we will take action; we will shut down the Niger Delta.”