Coalition of Niger Delta Elites Youths (CNDEY) in Delta State has protested Chiedu Ibie’s nomination as chairman of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
Coalition of Niger Delta Elites Youths in Delta State has protested Chiedu Ibie’s nomination as chairman of It called on President Bola Tinubu to reverse the nomination for the interest of peace and harmony in the region.
In a statement by President, Tega Benson; Media Director, Williams Aminugo; Secretary General, Igho Umukoro, in Ughelli, Ughelli North, they said: “We reject Chiedu Ibie’s nomination as chairman of NDDC. He is not abreast with the suffering of youths of the region” It added the act establishing the agency states it’s chairman shall be from an oil producing community which they alleged Ibie is not from, making him unfit for the position.
The group noted the senators representing Delta South and Delta Central, and other lawmakers of the state, were not consulted, describing the situation as unfair.
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