Governor
Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has warned that no harm must befall the former
Managing Director of the Niger-Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr. Joi Nunieh.
This
was contained in a statement by his Commissioner for Information and
Communications, Paulinus Nsirim in Port Harcourt.
According
to the statement, while the state government commends the ongoing probe in the
NDDC, it will never support any action that will prevent or jeopardize the
laudable intentions of President Muhammadu Buhari, to positively reposition the
NDDC and fulfill the yearnings and aspirations of the people of the Niger
Delta.
Wike
said Rivers State owes it a duty to protect her citizens from danger no matter
their political affiliation and we cannot fold our hands and watch anyone harm
her or any Rivers citizen.
“The
Rivers State Government has viewed with concern, the recent developments at the
Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in which the name of our daughter,
Dr. Joi Nunieh, the immediate past Acting Managing Director of the Commission,
has been dragged into.
“However,
we wish to state that while we are not interested in identifying with the
present unfolding drama in the NDDC, we will not, however, fail to protect our
daughter from actual harm or perceived danger,” the statement reads.
The
Rivers State government then called on those involved in the ongoing
investigations in the NDDC to ensure that Joi Nunieh does not suffer any harm
in the course of their undertakings.
It
would be recalled that the former NDDC boss, Joi Nunieh is embroiled in an
altercation with the Minister of Niger-Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio
with the former accusing the Minister of malfeasance, oath-taking and sexual
harassment, allegations Akpabio have denied.
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