Ohanaeze Ndigbo Condemns Edwin Clark's Proposal to Exclude States from NDDC.

 

The Igbo elders represented by Ohanaeze Ndigbo have strongly condemned Chief Edwin Clark's recent proposal to exclude Abia, Imo, and Ondo States from the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). In a statement signed by its Secretary-General, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, Ohanaeze Ndigbo criticized Clark's suggestion as a threat to national unity and labeled it as ethnic prejudice.Continue reading 

Ohanaeze Ndigbo emphasized that Clark's recommendation, based on geographical location and oil deposits, is not only misguided but also promotes division. 

The group firmly stated that such exclusionary ideas are harmful to the progress and unity of the nation.

Furthermore, Ohanaeze Ndigbo called upon President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to dismiss Clark's remarks, considering them divisive and unworthy of attention. 

The organization expressed disappointment in Chief Clark, a prominent leader in the Niger Delta region, for resorting to such divisive rhetoric instead of promoting inclusivity and unity among Nigerians.

The statement also criticized Clark for overlooking the economic challenges caused by the removal of fuel subsidy, highlighting how his exclusionary stance only aggravates the nation's existing difficulties.

To provide context, Clark had previously called on President Tinubu to amend the NDDC Act and remove non-Niger Delta oil-producing states such as Abia, Imo, and Ondo from the intervention agency, explaining that these states were included initially to gain support from Southeast and Southwest legislators during the establishment of NDDC.Read full article