The composition of the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, seems to be tearing the region apart as governors from South South have summoned an emergency meeting over the members-designate of the board of the commission.
President Muhammadu Buhari had on Tuesday announced the new board with the Former Edo State Deputy Governor Pius Odubu being the chairman.
The governors of Niger Delta states, it was gathered, expressed reservations over the new board just as other stakeholders, including Uhrobo and Ijaw youths, hailed President Muhammdu Buhari for taking a wise decision.
A source close to the governors said they had scheduled an emergency meeting for today to discuss the composition, adding that their grouse was that President Buhari did not consult them, the Nation reports.
According to the source, the new board was “hurriedly put together” without the governors’ input.
He added: “As governors of the Niger Delta states, the law setting up the NDDC provides that they should be consulted on the composition of the NDDC Board.
“When I spoke to other governors from the region, they said the same thing. We are embarrassed that merit was thrown to the wind in the selection of persons that were appointed to the Board.
“”Politics was the only consideration used in selecting members of the new Board and this runs contrary to the provisions of the NDDC Law.
