Godwin Ojeh, a human rights lawyer, has written President
Muhammadu Buhari demanding the immediate sack of Godswill Akpabio as the
Minister of Niger Delta Affairs.
In a copy of the letter made available on
Monday, the lawyer also appealed to the President to take necessary steps to
end corruption in the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC.
By this, he urged the President to remove Prof.
Kemebradikumo Pondei and Cairo Ojuogboh from the NDDC Interim Management
Committee, IMC.
‘’We passionately appeal to Your Excellency to curb the
excesses of Mr. Akpabio by relieving him of the ministerial duties of the Niger
Delta.
“He has not been a good example for our people. The trending
exchange of immoral accusations in the social media which focuses on the
minister is a dent on the image of the Federal Government of Nigeria,” part of
the letter reads.
In the letter, which was also addressed to the principal
officers of the National Assembly, Ojeh urged the Nigerian leaders not to allow
the NDDC to go the way of the defunct Oil Minerals Producing Areas Development
Commission (OMPADEC).
He emphasized the objectives of the National Assembly
Investigative hearing, calling on the legislators not to disappoint the people
of the Niger Delta by removing the negative factors that may compromise the
NDDC’s noble mission.
The Edo based lawyer pointed out that the ongoing probe of
the expenditure by the IMC of the NDDC was not a witch-hunt, adding that the
Commission was not the personal estate of Akpabio and members of the IMC
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