conduct.
The Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice, Rivers State,
Professor Zaccheus Adangor said that Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike
approved the reopening of the business premises on Monday.
Professor Adangor said: “We have unsealed the business premises of
Carveton Helicopters.
“His Excellency, the Rivers State Governor gave the approval today. The
Chairman of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area was directed to unseal it.
“I have received a call from the company to confirm that their business
premises have been unsealed.
“We unsealed the premises on the basis of the apology tendered by the
company and their commitment to be of good conduct.”
A coalition of Niger Delta groups has lauded the Interim Management
Committee, IMC, of the Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC, led by
Prof. Kemebradikumo Pondei, over its commitment in cushioning the
effects of the lockdown of states on Niger Delta people.
In a statement in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, they commended the
efforts of the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Sen. Godswill Akpabio
under whose supervision the IMC has ‘displayed swift support in
alleviating the sufferings of the Niger Delta people especially with the
lockdown directive issued to prevent the spread of the coronavirus,
COVID-19.
The statement jointly signed by its conveners, Comr. Emmanuel Biebara,
President, Ogoni Movement for No Violence, Amb. Joe Jack, Coordinator,
Niger Delta Youth Movement, Akwa Ibom Chapter, and Comr. Terry Obieh,
President, Urhobo Youth Council, they noted that the IMC had exceeded
expectations especially in the area of providing support in the fight
against COVID – 19.
“Besides the release of grants to the nine states of the Niger Delta
region, the IMC, sympathetic to the plight of Niger Delta people have
also reached out with palliatives in the form of cash and food items to
the youths and widows of the region.
“On this score, we appreciate the efforts of the IMC which through the
Special Assistant to the Acting MD on Youth Development, Amb. Alfred
Etuk reached out to over 3,000 youths as well as about 150 widows of the
region with palliatives ranging from cash to food items.”
They appealed to all stakeholders of the region to support the
initiatives of the IMC, adding:
“The trend of spreading lies and propaganda against the IMC is
unpatriotic, selfish, distracting and contrary to good conscience.
“We must also state that most of those attacking the COVID-19 reach out
initiative by the IMC are those capable of even supporting the efforts
of the IMC in their personal capacity. We also have it on good
authority that the programme was strictly for the poor and indigent
persons in the region.
“We therefore commend the IMC for adopting a different approach in
directly reaching out to these persons.
It could be recalled that the NDDC said it had committed over one
billion naira to assist the nine states in the Niger Delta region in the
fight against the Coronavirus disease, COVID-19.
The NDDC boss declared that the interventionist agency made available
N775 million to support the nine states under its mandate and released
another N270 million to fast-track the establishment of isolation
centres in the 27 senatorial districts across the region.