Following the Presidential approval of the new board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Abia State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has called for the removal of the state’s nominated member of the board, Mr. Nwogu Nwogu.
It will be recalled that yesterday, a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary (General Services Office), office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Olusegun Adekunle, on behalf of the SGF, said that the appointment of the 16-man board was subject to the confirmation of the Senate.
The new board according to the statement is headed by former Edo State, Deputy Governor Dr Pius Odubu as the chairman of the board.
Reacting to the nomination of Nwogu Nwogu, the Publicity Secretary of the APC in Abia State, Comrade Benedict Godson said that after due consultation with the party leaderships, they have vehemently rejected his nomination.
Godson said that the essence of NDDC is to ensure rapid development in oil producing areas which demands that whoever will represent the state in such a position must be very knowledgeable about the position.
He added that such an important position should not be done just like that because the impact of the NDDC to oil producing areas cannot be overestimated.
“Our position is very simple. We don’t know who is Nwogu Nwogu. Not just on issue of name or having been there before, but what impact has he made? Does Abia look like an oil producing state?
“We need a representative in that position who understands our plight. Even in party level does anybody know the man? He was never involved in anything through out the election. He was not involved in the governorship, presidential, Senatorial, House of Representatives or even State Assembly elections.
“The APC has grown above the issue of ‘Monkey dey work baboon dey chop.’ We call on all party members to remain calm as the leadership of the party is working very hard to correct this error.
“Others cannot work for this party while those who hide from the battle will get appointed into positions they know absolutely nothing about.
“We call on the presidency to verify the man whose name was sent to them and see if he is worthy to be there. They can make inquiries about Abia and ask who Nwogu Nwogu is because for us, we don’t know.”
