Briga News Nigeria
A Delta State-born environmental rights activist and development advocate, Comrade Mulade Sheriff has called on the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, to avail Deltans and the general public the current position of the mismanaged, misappropriated and misapplied 13% Oil Derivation funds meant for the development of host communities in the state.
The former chairman, of oil-rich Kokodiagbene Community in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State as appealed to the Chairman, EFCC Mr Olanipekun Olukoyede to address this critical issue devoid of compromise and political interference.
“We wish to strongly believe that the former governor of Delta State, Sen Dr Ifeanyi Okowa’s political defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) should not be considered for compromise to the detriment of host communities in Delta State.
Comrade Sheriff, who is the Chairman, Association of Host Communities, cautioned against sweeping the issue under the carpet because the former governor Okowa has joined the ruling party APC, therefore, all charges are dropped which will set a wrong precedent for Nigeria’s political landscape and developmental aspirations.
It is imperative to state that Nigerians and the world are watching the anti graft agency EFCC and the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led federal government in its promises to fight against corruption, insecurity, unemployment, hunger and poverty etc. The Gbaramatu Kingdom, born renowned human rights activist, lamented that “we can not believe that the government will compromise corruption for political reasons and destroy the future of Nigerians,” he surmised.
