The Chairman of the Governing Board and Management of Niger Delta Development Commission, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba said in a statement on Thursday that he was celebrating with the Government and People of Cross River State and the entire Niger Delta people “as we welcome the Acting President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo to Calabar, Cross River State to hold a Town hall meeting and Commission various projects”.
The statement added:
“This visit, he said reaffirms the commitment of the Federal Government towards the Niger Delta Region which is focused on peace through dialogue, security and constructive development.
“The NDDC Chairman, who had always maintained that Buhari’s government meant well for the people of Niger Delta, pointed out that only the entrenchment of peace, can and will only guarantee an overall development of the region.
“He therefore called on the entire people of the Niger Delta axis of the country to embrace the option of dialogue and consultation being carried out by the Federal Government as being championed by the laudable efforts of the Acting President.
“While welcoming the Acting President Yemi Osinbajo to the state, he further expressed optimism that the time for change and solution to the various problems bedeviling the Niger Delta is in the offing, he stressed the need for the people of the Niger Delta area to give the present administration all the necessary support to continue in its determination to transform the region”