The National Assembly has been advised to go on with the probe of the Nigeri Delta Development Commission and called on President Muhammadu Buahri to sack the Minister for Niger Delta, Godswill Akpabio.
The call was made by an Ijaw group, Ijaw Interest Advocate (IIA) after the death of the commission’s Acting Director of Finance and Administration Ibanga Bassey Etangand the closure of the commission’s headquarters in the region.
National Coordinator of IIA, also known as ‘Izanzan Intellectual Camp’, Amb. Arerebo Salaco, in a statement on Thursday, said the people of the region relied on the National Assembly and its committee charged with the probe of the NDDC.
“The sudden death of the Executive Director of Finance and Administration (EDFA), Mr Ibang Etang, shouldn’t stop the probe. It’s a known public fact that two persons have died, the EDFA inclusive, since the exposure of Godswill Akpabio and cronies mind-blowing looting and subsequent probing by the National Assembly.
“No autopsy has been carried out on the deceased but how come Akpabio knows that the EDFA died of COVID-19? Has Akpabio suddenly become a professional doctor? The death of the EDFA must also be holistically investigated by the appropriate authorities but, if we may ask, how many people will they kill before President Buhari acts as the father of the nation?
“We implore President Buhari to heed the calls of the Niger Deltans and take back the NDDC supervision from the Niger Delta Ministry to the Presidency to avoid financial recklessness within a short period. NDDC has never experienced this kind of looting and desperation since its inception; hence, Senator Akpabio must be sacked, arrested and investigated.
“To this end, we emphatically state without mincing words, that if justice is not served as anticipated, we shall never allow our crude oil to be used to fund the fraudulent activities of Senator Akpabio,” the statement said.
