President Muhammadu Buhari-led government has been advised
to scrap the Niger Delta Development Commission and the North East Development
Commission for allegedly taking advantage of the masses.
Isah Abubakar, National President, Northern Youth Council of
Nigeria and Chairman, Nigeria Citizen Action Group, in a statement issued on
Monday in Kaduna, said, “We advise that Mr President to as a matter of urgency
immediately scrap this two commission so as to stop few from taking advantage
of the masses.”
He also advised the government to merge agencies, Ministries
and commissions to cut costs and reduce corruption.
The statement suggested that the Minister of Niger Delta,
Godswill Akpabio should voluntarily resign his appointment to enable proper
investigation of the entire ministry and Commission.
It noted that from available indications and reality on
ground, the two commissions are no longer serving the purposes of fast tracking
developments but rather served as avenues to loot the regional resources by a
few.
“With the audit of the Niger Delta Development Commission
one will not hesitate to say that if a similar committee is set to investigate
the North East Development Commission, both will have little or no difference.
The two commissions are never needed if all government agencies are very
proactive, effective and transparent in their responsibility.
“It’s a fact that from 2000 till date, over 20 Trillion
Naira have been looted in NDDC alone; this quantum amount of money can
transform a Nation not Region. Only 1.1% of the total population of that region
benefit from this corrupt setting of government,” the statement explained.
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