NDDC Probe: Our daughter must not suffer any harm, says Rivers govt

Rivers State Government has called on those involved in the ongoing investigations at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to ensure that the immediate past Acting Managing Director of the agency, Dr. Joi Nunieh does not suffer any harm in the course of their undertakings.

In a statement signed by the state Commissioner for Information and Communications, Paulinus Nsirim, on Tuesday, the state government said it  viewed with concern the recent developments at the NDDC “in which the name of our daughter, Dr. Joi Nunieh, the immediate past Acting Managing Director of the Commission, has been dragged into.”

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The statement read: “We hereby call on those involved in the ongoing investigations in the NDDC to ensure that Dr. Joi Nunieh does not suffer any harm in the course of their undertakings.

“We wish to state categorically that the Rivers State Government will never support any action that will prevent or jeopardise the laudable intentions of His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari, to positively reposition the NDDC and fulfill the yearnings and aspirations of the people of the Niger Delta.

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“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.

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“The State owes it as 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 indeed any Rivers citizen.

“We advise those involved in the present altercations in the NDDC to thread with caution in their actions and utterances.”