Ondo State Government has insisted that it was the turn of the Sunshine State to produce the next Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
The government threw his weight behind the decision of the three senators from the state that the provisions of the Act establishing the Commission should be followed, stressing that they have demonstrated unalloyed team spirit.
Ondo Commissioner for Information and Orientation Bamidele Ademola-Olateju said in a statement that the senators have taken the step of courage by refusing to accept arbitrariness, when it is evident that it is the path of least resistance.
She said they had done the right thing by their fearless, selfless and rightful rejection of any infraction on legal authorities, with regards to the nomination of anyone outside what the NDDC Act stipulates.
The commissioner said their resolve will strengthen the oneness and peculiar status of Ondo as the only oil-producing State in the Southwest.
Ademola-Olateju said the “shrewd bipartisan political collaboration worthy of huge commendations.”
She said:
“If feelers at our disposal are anything to rely upon, it is heart-warming to note, that, on the strength of the resistance and joint rejection by our Senators, the Senate Committee on Niger Delta has rejected the nomination of Mr Charles Ogunmola as nominee for the position of Executive Director, Projects of the NDDC.
“Going by the provisions of the NDDC Act, 2000, and with specific reference to the position of the Managing Director, it is the turn of Ondo State to produce the next Chief Executive of the Commission. We have done what is required by Law overtime, to pursue this worthy cause. We shall continue to reactivate all efforts even beyond today, to achieve this aim for our state.”
He added:
“Notwithstanding, we urge our Distinguished Senators to sustain this courageous pursuit, for it to berth successfully. We count on them to zealously guide and guard their conscionably displayed passion for the people of the oil-producing areas of Ondo State. We are in congruence with them, as they monitor events between now and the next plennary session, where their report is most likely to be submitted and debated.
“However, the next collective battle is for all hands to be on deck to achieve what is most desirable in the immediate. Put simply, we must all work together to ensure that Ondo State is not short-changed under the flimsy guise of our ‘rejection of an earlier opportunity’. The next EDP of the NDDC is still for the mandate areas of Ondo State to produce. We shall give whatever it takes to achieve this. For this reason, we will ensure a more robust, holistic stakeholders engagement, in a matter of days.
“We thank all stakeholders who stood firm and unwavering in their individual and collective stance against the breach of the NDDC Act in light of the recent nominations.” CONTINUE READING…
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