NDDC sole Administrator: OPM begins peace talks with Ijaw youths
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By Chioma Onuegbu, Uyo
A youth group under the aegis of Oro Progressive Movement, OPM, in Akwa Ibom State, has said it is in peace talks with Ijaw youths in view of the controversy trailing the appointment of Effiong Akwa as the sole administrator of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC.
National President of OPM, Mr Effiong Bassey who disclosed this to newsmen weekend, said they had sent emissaries to engage the Ijaw youths in diplomatic discussions over the issue.
Bassey expressed the hope that the hostilities by some sections of Ijaw youths would soon be put to rest following the peace overtures extended to them.