Ijaw youths block East-West Expressway, leave travellers stranded
Early morning travelers along the East-West Road were stranded for hours on Monday as Ijaw Youths protested over the appointment of Effiong Okon-Awka as Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Sole Administrator.
Citing “a plethora of litigations” which would hinder the operation of the interim management committee, President Muhammadu Buhari announced Mr. Okon-Awka’s appointment last week, but the announcement did not go down with the Ijaw youths who demanded that a substantive management board be put in place at the NDDC instead.
Until his appointment as Sole Administrator, Okon-Akwa, a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and a Solicitor at the Supreme Court of Nigeria, was the Acting Executive Director, Finance and Administration at the Commission.
Monday’s protest was led by Ebilade Ekerefe, spokesman of the Ijaw Youth Council and Inodu Clever¸ the treasurer.
Mr. Ebilade said: “we say no to the appointment of a Sole Administrator. Sole Administrator is alien to the NDDC Act.’’
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