{"id":24888,"date":"2020-09-11T20:30:19","date_gmt":"2020-09-11T20:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=24888"},"modified":"2020-09-11T20:38:04","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T20:38:04","slug":"niger-delta-says-invitation-of-nddc-officials-by-icpc-unnecessary-ill-motivated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=24888","title":{"rendered":"Niger Delta Group Says Invitation of NDDC Officials by ICPC Unnecessary, Ill-motivated."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=19271&amp;ad_type=81&amp;rl=1800\" width=\"336\" height=\"280\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Niger Delta leaders and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) may be heading for showdown over the interrogation of senior management staff of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Notable leaders in the region, under the aegis of the Niger Delta Leaders Forum (NDLF) on Friday described the action of ICPC as a distraction.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Addressing journalists in Port-Harcourt, the spokesperson of the NDLF, Chief John Harry, described the invitation of NDDC officials by ICPC as unnecessary and ill-motivated.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Chief Harry, who was flanked by Akwa-Ibom, Cross Rivers, Abia, Rivers, Imo, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo and Ondo representatives, condemned the interrogation of the Commission\u2019s workers.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0The leaders praised the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Chief Godswill Akpabio for redefining leadership in the region, sanitizing NDDC, decentralizing the functions of NDDC, finding solutions to the problems confronting the region and bringing the Commission closer to the ideals for which it was established.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2018\u2019Chief Godswill Akpabio is the most positive Minister in the Niger Delta region\u2019\u2019<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Specifically, the leaders commended Akpabio for the sense of independence in the interventionist agency.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2018\u2019The approach of ICPC is bound to result in conflict with the mandate of the Interim Management Committee and the Act setting up the Commission. It is in every sense witch hunting\u2019\u2019<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The leaders accused ICPC of disrupting the progress of the region.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2018What ICPC has done now is sabotage of the forensic agenda of President Muhammadu Buhari. The Interim Management Committee is a panacea for the region\u2019s problem, IMC\u2019s problem is understandable. Some politicians want to control the Commission. The idea of a minister who is not controlled by them is unthinkable\u2019\u2019<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">They urged President Buhari to ignore the antics of mischief makers and pecuniary seeking elements that are all out to bring down the minister and the IMC.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2018\u2019There has been well oiled machinery by enemies of progress and failed politicians to bring down Akpabio and the Interim Management Committee.\u00a0 Those frustrated by the achievements recorded by the IMC are using ICPC against the Commission\u2019\u2019 the leaders said.<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=19271&amp;ad_type=81&amp;rl=1800\" width=\"336\" height=\"280\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Niger Delta leaders and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) may be heading for showdown over the interrogation of senior management staff of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). 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