Igbuya, Delta Rep in NDDC Board Under Fire as MOSIEND Reel Out Incompetent Charges Against Him
By Wilson Macaulay
Warri, Delta State – Anger is boiling over in the Niger Delta as the Movement for the Survival of the IZON Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND), Western Zone, has launched a blistering attack on Hon. Monday Ovwigho Igbuya, accusing him of betraying the oil-rich communities of Delta State and reducing his NDDC office to a tool of nepotism and neglect.
In a statement laced with outrage, MOSIEND Chairman Comrade Graham Abulu minced no words:
“Hon. Igbuya has failed the Niger Delta. He came to the NDDC Board with no vision, no blueprint, and no will to fight for our people. Instead, he has chosen nepotism and favoritism over justice and equity. We cannot and will not accept this betrayal.”
MOSIEND alleged that Igbuya’s representation has deliberately sidelined Ijaw, Urhobo, Itsekiri and the oil-producing communities while enriching political cronies. They demanded immediate project accountability, insisting that billions of NDDC funds have not translated into tangible development for the people.
> “Our communities remain in darkness, our youths unemployed, and our environment devastated. Yet, the Commissioner sits in office without shame, playing politics with future young and old,” Abulu fumed.
“This is not representation; this is sabotage.”
The group issued a bold demand to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, declaring:
> “We are calling on Mr. President to sack Hon. Igbuya immediately. The Niger Delta deserves leaders who will fight for the people, not opportunists who use their positions to serve themselves. If the President fails to act, the patriotic Urhobos Ijaws and Itsekiri will rise, and the voice of the oppressed will be louder than ever.”
The Group lamented that even in Igbuya’s immediate constituency in Sapele there is one good example one NDDC Road abandoned with only drainage linking Egbekun town in Sapele LGA.
MOSIEND’s statement has ignited a wave of reactions across the region, with many seeing it as a rallying cry for justice and transparency in the NDDC.
> “Enough is enough,” Abulu thundered.
“The days of silent suffering are over. We will no longer sit idly while our communities are deliberately underdeveloped. If Igbuya cannot deliver, he must step aside for someone who will.”
With this fiery declaration, MOSIEND has thrown down the gauntlet, placing both the NDDC and the Presidency under mounting pressure to respond.
And in a dramatic closing note, the group threatened to take to the streets if urgent action is not taken.
> “We are prepared to mobilize peaceful mass action – rallies, petitions, and even blockades of strategic locations – to demand justice for our people. The Niger Delta will not be silenced. If Abuja refuses to hear our cries, then Abuja will hear our footsteps,” Abulu warned.
