Anti-corruption activists as well as civic group, the Social Development Integrated Centre, have called on President Bola Tinubu to tackle the corruption and maladministration going on in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and reposition it for better productivity in the interest of the people in the region. The activists and civil society group attributed the gross inefficiency in the commission over the years to the way and manner the politicians gave out job slots at the commission to compensate and assuage loyalists.
Stop Politicians From Compensating Their Loyalists With NDDC Jobs – Activists, Social Centre Warn President TinubuThe activists and civil society group attributed the gross inefficiency in the commission over the years to the way and manner the politicians gave out job slots at the commission to compensate and assuage loyalists.
The conversation is also aimed at promoting accountability and effective service delivery to the people of the region and the country as a whole. He called for proper scrutiny on the character, competence and integrity of those to be considered for appointment into the governing board of the commission.
He attributed the rot in the system to the fact that those at the helm of affairs of NDDC had little or no knowledge or understanding of the terrain of the region. She blamed the Nigerian government for turning the commission to a mere political tool to repay their associates at the expense of the masses.
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