MOSIEND Demands Sack of Hon. Igbuya Over Alleged Nepotism and Failure in NDDC Representation

 

By Wilson Macaulay

Warri, 

A storm of discontent is brewing in the Niger Delta as the Movement for the Survival of the Ijaw Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND), Western Zone, has issued a scathing indictment of Chief Monday Ovwigho Igbuya, Commissioner representing Delta State on the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).

In a hard-hitting statement, MOSIEND, through its Western Zone Chairman, Comrade Graham Abulu, accused Hon. Igbuya of sentimental representation laced with nepotism, a posture they claim has sidelined critical oil-producing communities, especially the Ijaws and Urhobos in  Delta State.

The group alleged that Hon. Igbuya has deliberately neglected the needs of Ijaw and  Urhobo communities while prioritizing sectional interests, thereby undermining development in a region already groaning under the weight of poverty, environmental degradation, and neglect.

“MOSIEND strongly frowned at the nonchalant attitude of Hon. Igbuya. Since his assumption of office, there has been no visible blueprint or developmental agenda to justify his presence in the NDDC board,” Abulu declared.

The group further demanded immediate project accountability in Delta State, insisting that both the Urhobo and Ijaw oil-bearing communities have been shortchanged under Igbuya’s watch. They stressed that development projects funded by the NDDC must be audited, made transparent, and equitably distributed.

In an unprecedented move, MOSIEND WESTERN ZONE called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to swiftly relieve Hon. Igbuya of his duties as NDDC Commissioner representing Delta State, citing lack of effective leadership qualities, dereliction of duty, and a betrayal of the Niger Delta cause.

The statement has sent ripples across the region, with many observers noting that the call by MOSIEND, a highly influential grassroots movement in the Niger Delta, may mark a turning point in the clamor for transparency and fairness in NDDC’s operations.

For now, all eyes are on Abuja as Niger Deltans await the Federal Government’s response to what is arguably one of the most strident calls yet for accountability in the NDDC’s troubled history.