Rivers State Government has expressed concern over the recent developments at the Niger Delta Development Commission(NDDC) in which the name of “our daughter, Dr Joi Nunieh, the immediate past Acting Managing Director of the Commission, has been dragged into”.
Nunieh and the minister of Niger Delta affairs, Godswill Akpabio has been at daggers drawn over a probe by the Senate into the finances of the commission.
Statement by Paulinus Nsirim, the commissioner for information, called on those involved in the ongoing investigations in the NDDC to ensure that Dr Joi Nunieh does not suffer any harm in the course of their undertakings.
“We wish to state categorically that the Rivers State Government will never support any action that will prevent or jeopardize the laudable intentions of His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, to positively reposition the NDDC and fulfil the yearnings and aspirations of the people of the Niger Delta.
“However, we wish to state that while we are not interested in identifying with the present unfolding drama in the NDDC, we will not, however, fail to protect our daughter from actual harm or perceived danger.
“The State owes it as a duty to protect her citizens from danger no matter their political affiliation and we cannot fold our hands and watch anyone harm her or indeed any Rivers citizen.
“We advise those involved in the present altercations in the NDDC to thread with caution in their actions and utterances”.
