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Agency pledges to strengthen security in coastal communities
As the 30-day ultimatum the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) gave the presidency to appoint a substantive board for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) closes, the agency yesterday, sued for calm, saying it was initiating dialogue with the youths.
The IYC and leaders of other ethnic nationalities in the region, had last week, issued a 30-day ultimatum to the presidency to appoint a substantive board for be NDDC without further delay or risk shutting down of the commission’s headquarters.
Speaking yesterday at a media briefing, as part of activities for his familiarisation and sensitisation tour of youth groups in the region, Special Assistant on Youth Matters to the Sole Administrator, Orusakwe Aseimiegha, canvassed peaceful resolution of the issues to usher in the needed development.