By JACOB ONJEWU DICKSON
The National President of Nigeria’s Unemployed Youths Association (UYAN), Ebi Clifford Zuofa, has called for the immediate removal of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Managing Director, Sam Ogbuku, citing gross incompetence, negligence, and disregard for the region’s welfare.
After a tense town hall meeting with South-South representatives in Sabon Tasha Kaduna, Zuofa condemned the NDDC’s failure to address Niger Delta’s crippling poverty, corruption, and underdevelopment. UYAN expressed concern that since Ogbuku took office, the Niger Delta has seen no development and no reduction in joblessness.
Key concerns raised include, crippling poverty of 87% of Nigeria’s poor people are in the Niger Delta, endemic corruption devouring resources in the Niger Delta region and staggering underdevelopment in the South-South region, which has the second-highest out-of-school children in the country.
UYAN Secretary General, Dr. Aliu Femi, warned of massive protests in Abuja, Port Harcourt, and other parts of the country if the Federal Government does not remove Ogbuku. Femi emphasized that Ogbuku’s tenure has expired, and Delta State is supposed to produce the next NDDC boss.
The National President, Ebi Zuofa, was accompanied by coordinators from various states, including Comrade Gbenga Fajoye (Delta), Amadoma God-help (Bayelsa), Osaruchi Rosamund Idumesaro (Rivers), Honesty Asemota (Edo), Akpakip Okon (Akwa Ibom), and Blessing Okosun (Cross Rivers).
