A group, Niger Delta Rescue Movement (NDRM) has sworn to abandon the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 elections following the failure of President Muhammadu Buhari to inaugurate a substantive board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
Speaking after its meeting in Yenegoa, the spokesman of the group, Jonathan Okwa, said the group would ensure the mobilisation of the people to vote against the APC in the 2023 presidential election if the board is not inaugurated.
Okwa said the decision follows the refusal of President Buhari to give the Niger Delta people what is rightful theirs by creating the board.
In its resolutions, the group also demanded the sack of the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio for the alleged hate he has shown towards the Niger Delta people.
Reading the resolutions reached after the meeting, Okwa said, “That the people of the region (Niger Delta) will not mobilise and support the APC government in the presidential elections if the presidency fails to announce and inaugurate the NDDC board.
“That the presidency should not be deceived by whatever lies political gladiators from the region will be telling it on how much they can deliver as we no longer have confidence in the leadership of our leaders.
“The NDRM is therefore as a matter of urgency passing a vote of no confidence on the Honourable Minister for Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio for the hatred he has demonstrated towards the people of the Niger Delta region.
“That the presidency should sack the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio with immediate effect.”
