{"id":94860,"date":"2022-05-13T08:28:46","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T07:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=94860"},"modified":"2022-05-13T08:28:46","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T07:28:46","slug":"groups-hails-akpabios-resignation-urges-buhari-to-appoint-nddc-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/groups-hails-akpabios-resignation-urges-buhari-to-appoint-nddc-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Groups hails Akpabio\u2019s Resignation, Urges Buhari to Appoint NDDC Board"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m_-4767737402108245369yMail_cursorElementTracker_1652423007110\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">A Niger Delta Advocacy group known as Young Professionals for Peace, Transparency and Development (YPPTD) has commended the decision of President Muhammadu Bihari to call for the resignation of his aides particularly the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Sen. Godswill Akpabio over their presidential ambition.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The group however urges President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately set up a substantive board for the smooth running of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Director-general of the YPPTD, High Chief Selekumo Ndiaye, in a statement issued in Yenagoa, urged President Muhammadu to use Minister Godswill Akpabio exit,which they described as a breath of fresh air, to establish the substantive board and ease the frosty relationship between the people of the Niger Delta region and his administration.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to him, &#8221; we commend President Muhammadu Buhari for feeling the pulse of the people and asking those distracting the administration with their presidential ambition to resign. The people of the Niger Delta region however see Sen. Akpabio resignation as breath of fresh air and a new chapter to straighten the frosty relationship between the Niger Delta people and his administration&#8221;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;The years of deciet and unfulfilled promises under the Sen. Akpabio&#8217;s ministarial leadership of the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs has created enemity between the people and the Buhari administration. It was under Akapbio that the NDDC became a comic relief for the national Assembly and the nation.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;It was under Akpabio that the ordered and welcomed Forensic audit was done without result. It was under same Akpabio that the anti-corruption effort of the Buhari administration became a nullity. 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