The Nigerian Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami and Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Mr. Umana Okon Umana have been accused of dubiously and fraudulently announcing the most junior Director as Acting Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission, (NDDC). The leadership of the Ijaw Youth Council, Abuja/Northern chapter, which raised the alarm, asked the ministers to stop oppressing the Ijaw people.
The appointment of Emmanuel Audu-Ohwavborua as the acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is against the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari, SaharaReporters has gathered. Audu-Ohwavborua, a director in the Delta State office of the NDDC was on Thursday asked to take over the running of the commission, pending the setting up of a new management team and a governing board, a letter, dated 20 October, from the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Umana Umana read.1